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 Petten.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Van Petten. 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 Petten.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the east)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle Co. Airport (FAA ID: C55)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Van Petten), 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. |