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 Swan Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Swan Creek. 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 Swan Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(133 miles [214 km] to the south)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(169 miles [272 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the east)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the north)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Macomb Muni. (ICAO: KMQB)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monmouth Muni. (FAA ID: C66)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Galesburg Muni. (ICAO: KGBG)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Burlington Muni.
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Fort Madison Muni. (ICAO: KFSW)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Swan Creek), 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. |