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 Cherokee.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Cherokee. 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 Cherokee.
Large Airports ...
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(146 miles [235 km] to the west)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Rhinelander Airport (RHI/KRHI)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle River Union Airport (EGV/KEGV)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southwest)
- Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Gogebic - Iron Co. Airport (IWD/KIWD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Taylor Co. Airport (ICAO: KMDZ)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Marshfield Muni. (ICAO: KMFI)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Neillsville Muni. (FAA ID: VIQ)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Wausau Muni. (AUW/KAUW)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Merrill Muni. (ICAO: KRRL)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cherokee), 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. |