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 Bethesda.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bethesda. 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 Bethesda.

Large Airports ...

Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.mitchellairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKE ICAO: KMKE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Gen. Mitchell Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSN ICAO: KMSN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KJVL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Southern Wisconsin Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: https://www.chiexec.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PWK ICAO: KPWK
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Chicago Exec.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://atwairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ATW ICAO: KATW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Outagamie County Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: GRB ICAO: KGRB
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Austin Straubel Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.co.muskegon.mi.us/160/Airport
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKG ICAO: KMKG
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Muskegon Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Waukesha Co. Airport (ICAO: KUES)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/airport/
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KUES
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Waukesha Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Capitol Airport (ICAO: K02C)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: K02C
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Capitol Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
East Troy Muni. (FAA ID: 57C)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for East Troy Muni.
Palmyra Muni. (FAA ID: 88C)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Palmyra Muni.
Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC/KMWC)
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: MWC ICAO: KMWC
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Burlington Muni. (ICAO: KBUU)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KBUU
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Burlington Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Watertown Muni. (ICAO: KRYV)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KRYV
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Watertown Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Grand Geneva Resort Airport (IATA: XES)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: XES
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Grand Geneva Resort Airport
- Hartford Muni. (FAA ID: HXF)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Current Airport Weather for Hartford Muni.
- Fort Atkinson Muni. (FAA ID: 61C)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Fort Atkinson Muni.
- Sylvania Airport (FAA ID: C89)
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Sylvania Airport
- Lake Lawn Airport (FAA ID: C59)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Lake Lawn Airport

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bethesda), 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.