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 Bloomington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bloomington. 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 Bloomington.
Large Airports ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(105 miles [169 km] to the northwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the east)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the west southwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Du Chien Muni. (ICAO: KPDC)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Muni. (FAA ID: 73C)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Boscobel Airport (ICAO: KOVS)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Monona Muni. (FAA ID: 7C3)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grant Co. Airport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Platteville Muni. (ICAO: KPVB)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bloomington), 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. |