Airports near Sterling/Rockfalls, IL
23 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Sterling/Rockfalls, Illinois — 4 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: Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (KSQI), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KSQI (100LL,A), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 6,499 ft at KSQI.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Sterling/Rockfalls | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSQI | Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field Sterling/Rockfalls · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 6,499 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| 0IS3 | Cady Aerial Deer Grove · Airport | 5.0 nm S | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LL38 | Stutzke Sterling · Airport | 8.3 nm NW | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL83 | Fisch Walnut · Airport | 9.3 nm S | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| C73 | Dixon Municipal-Charles R Walgreen Field Dixon · Airport | 11.7 nm NE | Public | 3,897 ft | 100LL | CTAF 123.05 |
| 5IL8 | Woodley 2 Walnut · Airport | 13.2 nm S | Private | 1,935 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL76 | Wilt Walnut · Airport | 13.7 nm SE | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6IL9 | Geldean Walnut · Airport | 13.9 nm S | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 4IL5 | Frank's Flying Service Morrison · Airport | 14.8 nm W | Private | 2,040 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 00IL | Hammer Polo · Airport | 15.0 nm N | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LL55 | Gentry Polo · Airport | 15.8 nm N | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL07 | Taylor Amboy · Airport | 17.2 nm E | Private | 1,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 15IL | Gittleson Farms Franklin Grove · Airport | 18.3 nm E | Private | 2,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3H5 | Erie Air Park Erie · Ultralight | 18.4 nm W | Public | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 2IL8 | Mccune Rla Sheffield · Airport | 19.2 nm S | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 47IL | Ebert Field Ashton · Airport | 20.8 nm NE | Private | 1,806 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| C55 | Ogle County Mount Morris · Airport | 21.7 nm NE | Public | 2,640 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 7LL7 | Delhotal West Brooklyn · Airport | 22.6 nm E | Private | 1,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LL07 | Herb Tautz Mount Carroll · Airport | 23.3 nm NW | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 9IL7 | Black Hillsdale · Airport | 24.1 nm W | Private | 2,250 ft (soft) | 100 | — |
| 35IL | 7th Heaven La Moille · Airport | 24.7 nm SE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 81LL | Otterbach Farm Mendota · Airport | 24.8 nm SE | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 48LL | Rock Cut Farms Leaf River · Airport | 24.9 nm NE | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Sterling/Rockfalls 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.