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 Thornton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Thornton. 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 Thornton.
Large Airports ...
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(133 miles [214 km] to the south southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(180 miles [289.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(197 miles [317 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Austin Straubel Intl. (GRB/KGRB)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
- Outagamie County Rgnl. (ATW/KATW)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Rhinelander Airport (RHI/KRHI)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Ford Airport (ICAO: KIMT)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Eagle River Union Airport (EGV/KEGV)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Iron Co. Airport (FAA ID: 50D)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Shawano Muni. (ICAO: KEZS)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clintonville Muni. (ICAO: KCLI)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Central Co. Airport (FAA ID: 68C)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Airport (FAA ID: 92C)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thornton), 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. |