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 Atlanta.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Atlanta. 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 Atlanta.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(133 miles [214 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
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- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northwest)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Atlanta), 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. |