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 Shoo Fly.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shoo Fly. 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 Shoo Fly.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the south)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(197 miles [317 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Greater Beardstown Airport (FAA ID: K06)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling Muni. (FAA ID: I63)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east)
- Burlington Muni.
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shoo Fly), 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. |