Airports near De Kalb, IL
59 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of De Kalb, Illinois — 9 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: De Kalb Taylor Municipal (KDKB), 0.7 nm E. Closest public fuel: KDKB (100LL,A1+), 0.7 nm. Longest runway: 10,002 ft at KRFD.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From De Kalb | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDKB | De Kalb Taylor Municipal De Kalb · Airport | 0.7 nm E | Public | 7,026 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.7 |
| 59IL | Ruder Maple Park · Airport | 3.4 nm E | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 4LL7 | Willadae Farms Sycamore · Airport | 4.7 nm NE | Private | 2,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 08IL | Marshall Farms Cortland · Airport | 5.3 nm SE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 4LL8 | Colonial Acres Sycamore · Airport | 5.4 nm NE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0IL9 | Jack W Watson De Kalb · Airport | 5.6 nm SW | Private | 2,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 16IL | Harold Bunger Kirkland · Airport | 8.6 nm NW | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL85 | Oakfield Kaneville · Airport | 8.6 nm SE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL93 | Hendrickson Flying Service Creston · Airport | 9.0 nm W | Private | 2,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 30IS | Aero Lake Estates Genoa · Airport | 9.6 nm NE | Private | 2,800 ft | — | — |
| 0C2 | Hinckley Hinckley · Airport | 9.8 nm S | Public | 2,640 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| IS15 | Vodden Esmond · Airport | 10.0 nm NW | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 51IL | Roca Grande Rla Big Rock · Airport | 10.2 nm SE | Private | 2,721 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 56LL | Wade Waterman · Airport | 11.0 nm S | Private | 3,200 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 122.8 |
| IL60 | Idlas Genoa · Airport | 11.9 nm N | Private | 2,380 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL38 | J Maddock Big Rock · Airport | 13.1 nm SE | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7IL7 | Edward Getzelman Hampshire · Airport | 14.3 nm NE | Private | 1,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KARR | Aurora Municipal Chicago/Aurora · Airport | 14.7 nm SE | Public | 6,501 ft | 100,A1 | Tower 120.6 · CTAF 120.6 |
| 68IS | Casa De Aero Park Hampshire · Airport | 14.7 nm NE | Private | 2,998 ft | — | — |
| IS59 | Rotstein Kirkland · Airport | 15.0 nm NW | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0LL6 | Gord Sandwich · Airport | 15.1 nm S | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LL74 | Maple Hurst Farms Rochelle · Airport | 15.3 nm W | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IS57 | Wind Rose Farm Marengo · Airport | 15.3 nm N | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 63IL | Emerick Marengo · Airport | 16.0 nm N | Private | 2,525 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 62IL | Ferris Field Marengo · Airport | 16.0 nm N | Private | 1,925 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KRPJ | Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Rochelle · Airport | 16.2 nm W | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.975 |
| 55LL | Sky Soaring Union · Airport | 16.2 nm NE | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL53 | Durin Steward · Airport | 16.4 nm SW | Private | 2,250 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 9IL4 | Hep Cats Steward · Airport | 16.4 nm SW | Private | 1,385 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL34 | Henderson Field Belvidere · Airport | 16.9 nm N | Private | 2,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 4LL1 | Staton Steward · Airport | 17.0 nm W | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 4LL0 | Ranken Steward · Airport | 17.6 nm W | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IS65 | Woodlake Landing Sandwich · Airport | 18.1 nm S | Private | 2,988 ft | 100LL | UNICOM 122.8 |
| 64IL | Walpole Marengo · Airport | 18.7 nm N | Private | 2,640 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 5LL7 | Funny Farm Union · Airport | 18.9 nm NE | Private | 2,016 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LL54 | Dunn Paw Paw · Airport | 18.9 nm SW | Private | 1,650 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 82IS | Landings Condominium Huntley · Airport | 19.0 nm NE | Private | 3,141 ft | — | — |
| 7IS5 | Koppie Gilberts · Airport | 19.0 nm NE | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| C82 | Bresson Compton · Airport | 19.8 nm SW | Public | 2,590 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 123.0 |
| 0LL0 | Kaufield Belvidere · Airport | 19.9 nm N | Private | 2,030 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IS23 | Turner South Elgin · Seaplane base | 19.9 nm E | Private | water | — | — |
| 91IL | Wayne Page Rla Rochelle · Airport | 20.1 nm W | Private | 2,530 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 49IL | Walnut Creek Somonauk · Airport | 20.5 nm S | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 06IL | Humm Earlville · Airport | 21.1 nm S | Private | 2,580 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 66IL | Aerogrange Marengo · Airport | 21.2 nm N | Private | 2,050 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KDPA | Dupage Chicago/West Chicago · Airport | 21.2 nm E | Public | 7,571 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 120.9 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| 7IL3 | Flying Q Farm Marengo · Airport | 21.8 nm N | Private | 1,717 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6IL2 | Phyllis Field Huntley · Airport | 21.9 nm NE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL87 | W Davis Compton · Airport | 22.0 nm SW | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KRFD | Chicago/Rockford International Chicago/Rockford · Airport | 22.9 nm NW | Public | 10,002 ft (soft) | 100LL,A,A1+ | Tower 118.1 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| IL99 | B & C Earlville · Airport | 23.2 nm SW | Private | 2,640 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL36 | Bob Walberg Field Belvidere · Airport | 23.2 nm N | Private | 2,254 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7LL7 | Delhotal West Brooklyn · Airport | 23.4 nm SW | Private | 1,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL88 | Earl Barnickel Compton · Airport | 23.5 nm SW | Private | 1,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| C77 | Poplar Grove Poplar Grove · Airport | 23.9 nm N | Public | 3,773 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| 3CK | Lake In The Hills Chicago/Lake In The Hills · Airport | 24.2 nm NE | Public | 3,800 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.05 |
| IS79 | Jackson Crystal Lake · Seaplane base | 24.3 nm NE | Private | water | — | — |
| 37IS | Hilbert Marengo · Airport | 24.4 nm N | Private | 1,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 47IL | Ebert Field Ashton · Airport | 24.6 nm W | Private | 1,806 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list De Kalb as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.