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 Shaw.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shaw. 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 Shaw.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the south)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer Co. Airport (FAA ID: C00)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Burlington Muni.
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shaw), 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. |