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 Rio.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rio. 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 Rio.
Large Airports ...
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the south)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south)
- Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Portage Muni. (FAA ID: C47)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Waunakee Airport (FAA ID: 6P3)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Blackhawk Airfield (FAA ID: 87Y)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dodge Co. Airport (ICAO: KUNU)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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- Middleton Muni. (FAA ID: C29)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Wisconsin Dells Airport (ICAO: KDLL)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sauk - Prairie Airport (FAA ID: 91C)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Watertown Muni. (ICAO: KRYV)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsburg Muni. (FAA ID: C35)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson Muni. (FAA ID: 61C)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Wautoma Muni. (ICAO: KY50)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rio), 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. |