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 Colby.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Colby. 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 Colby.
Large Airports ...
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the west)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(197 miles [317 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Rhinelander Airport (RHI/KRHI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle River Union Airport (EGV/KEGV)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northeast)
- Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Gogebic - Iron Co. Airport (IWD/KIWD)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Taylor Co. Airport (ICAO: KMDZ)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marshfield Muni. (ICAO: KMFI)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Neillsville Muni. (FAA ID: VIQ)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Wausau Muni. (AUW/KAUW)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
- Merrill Muni. (ICAO: KRRL)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Colby), 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. |