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 Silver Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Silver Lake. 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 Silver Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the south)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Kirksville Rgnl. (IRK/KIRK)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Burlington Muni.
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Mount Pleasant Muni. (ICAO: KMPZ)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keokuk Muni. (ICAO: KEOK)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Silver Lake), 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. |