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 Thomson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Thomson. 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 Thomson.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(82 miles [132 km] to the west)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albertus Airport (ICAO: KFEP)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maquoketa Muni. (FAA ID: OQW)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thomson), 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. |