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 Shady Dell.

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

Large Airports ...

Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east)
- 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]
Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east 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]
Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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]
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the north 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]
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(146 miles [235 km] to the east)
- 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]
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

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

Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
- 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]
La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest)
- 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]
Waterloo Rgnl. (ALO/KALO)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the west 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]
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://flycid.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CID ICAO: KCID
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KJVL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Southern Wisconsin Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(105 miles [169 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.qcairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MLI ICAO: KMLI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Quad City Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Lancaster Muni. (FAA ID: 73C)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Lancaster Muni.
Boscobel Airport (ICAO: KOVS)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KOVS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Boscobel Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Prairie Du Chien Muni. (ICAO: KPDC)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KPDC
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Prairie Du Chien Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Cassville Muni. (FAA ID: C74)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Cassville Muni.
Continue List (7 more) ...
- Grant Co. Airport
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Grant Co. Airport
- Platteville Muni. (ICAO: KPVB)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KPVB
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Platteville Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Iowa Co. Airport (ICAO: KMRJ)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Official website: https://www.iowacountyairport.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KMRJ
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Iowa Co. Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Monona Muni. (FAA ID: 7C3)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Monona Muni.
- Elkader Muni. (FAA ID: I27)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Elkader Muni.
- Dodgeville Muni.
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
  - Current Airport Weather for Dodgeville Muni.
- Richland Airport (FAA ID: 93C)
  (33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Richland Airport

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shady Dell), 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.