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 Wendel.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Wendel. 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 Wendel.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the west)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the south)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north)
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- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Dixon Muni. (ICAO: KC73)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Whiteside Co. Airport (ICAO: KSQI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wendel), 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. |