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 Columbus.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Columbus. 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 Columbus.
Large Airports ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the south)
- Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Dodge Co. Airport (ICAO: KUNU)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Blackhawk Airfield (FAA ID: 87Y)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Watertown Muni. (ICAO: KRYV)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waunakee Airport (FAA ID: 6P3)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
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- Fort Atkinson Muni. (FAA ID: 61C)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Portage Muni. (FAA ID: C47)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton Muni. (FAA ID: C29)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Hartford Muni. (FAA ID: HXF)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra Muni. (FAA ID: 88C)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Sauk - Prairie Airport (FAA ID: 91C)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Columbus), 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. |