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 Van Orin.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Van Orin. 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 Van Orin.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast)
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- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Van Orin), 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. |