Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Shannon.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shannon. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Shannon.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport / Dornink Airport (FAA ID: C86)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sue Rock Intl. (FAA ID: IS93)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe Muni. (ICAO: KEFT)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Brodhead Airport (FAA ID: C37)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shannon), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |