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 Slackwater.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Slackwater. 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 Slackwater.

Large Airports ...

Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(151 miles [243 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSN ICAO: KMSN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.flystl.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: STL ICAO: KSTL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lambert - St. Louis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.mitchellairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKE ICAO: KMKE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Gen. Mitchell Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: https://www.flypia.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PIA ICAO: KPIA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Peoria Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest)
- Official website: https://www.qcairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MLI ICAO: KMLI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Quad City Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast)
- Official website: https://cira.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BMI ICAO: KBMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Central Illinois Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(69 miles [111 km] to the west)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BRL ICAO: KBRL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Southeast Iowa Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Mount Hawley Aux Airport
Kewanee Muni. (FAA ID: EZI)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Kewanee Muni.
Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Tri-Co. Airport
Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Official website: www.marshallcountyairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KC75
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Marshall Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
  (31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Ingersoll Airport
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
  (31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KGBG
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Galesburg Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
  - Current Airport Weather for Manito Mitchell Airport
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Pekin Muni.

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Slackwater), 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.