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 Thompson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Thompson. 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 Thompson.
Large Airports ...
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the west)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest)
- Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
- Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north)
- Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hartford Muni. (FAA ID: HXF)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capitol Airport (ICAO: K02C)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waukesha Co. Airport (ICAO: KUES)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
- West Bend Muni. (ICAO: KETB)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Watertown Muni. (ICAO: KRYV)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest)
- Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC/KMWC)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Dodge Co. Airport (ICAO: KUNU)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra Muni. (FAA ID: 88C)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Fort Atkinson Muni. (FAA ID: 61C)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Troy Muni. (FAA ID: 57C)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thompson), 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. |