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 French Island.

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

Large Airports ...

Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://flyrst.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RST ICAO: KRST
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rochester Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochester International
- From French Island to Rochester International
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.fly-cwa.org/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CWA ICAO: KCWA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Central Wisconsin Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Central Wisconsin Airport
- From French Island to Central Wisconsin Airport
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dane County Regional
- From French Island to Dane County Regional
Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest)
- Official website: https://www.mspairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSP ICAO: KMSP
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minneapolis - Saint Paul International
- From French Island to Minneapolis - Saint Paul International
Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Rockford International
- From French Island to Chicago / Rockford International
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to General Mitchell International
- From French Island to General Mitchell International

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

La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: LSE ICAO: KLSE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for La Crosse Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Crosse Municipal
- From French Island to La Crosse Municipal
Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: https://www.flydbq.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DBQ ICAO: KDBQ
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dubuque Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dubuque Regional
- From French Island to Dubuque Regional
Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://flyalo.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ALO ICAO: KALO
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Waterloo Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waterloo Regional
- From French Island to Waterloo Regional
Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MCW ICAO: KMCW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Mason City Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mason City Municipal
- From French Island to Mason City Municipal

General Aviation Airports ...

Houston Co. Airport (ICAO: KCHU)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KCHU
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Houston Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Houston County Airport
- From French Island to Houston County Airport
Viroqua Muni. (FAA ID: Y51)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Viroqua Muni.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Viroqua Municipal
- From French Island to Viroqua Municipal
Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport (CMY/KCMY)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CMY ICAO: KCMY
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport
- From French Island to Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport
Winona Muni. (ONA/KONA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ONA ICAO: KONA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Winona Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winona Municipal
- From French Island to Winona Municipal
Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rushford Muni. (FAA ID: 55Y)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Rushford Muni.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Rushford Municipal
  - From French Island to Rushford Municipal
- Black River Falls Area Airport (FAA ID: BCK)
  (33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Black River Falls Area Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Black River Falls Area Airport
  - From French Island to Black River Falls Area Airport
- Bloyer Fld. (FAA ID: Y72)
  (39 miles [62.8 km] to the east northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Bloyer Fld.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Bloyer Field
  - From French Island to Bloyer Field
- Waukon Muni. (FAA ID: Y01)
  (41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Waukon Muni.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Waukon Municipal
  - From French Island to Waukon Municipal

Footnotes ...

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