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 Bell.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bell. 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 Bell.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the east)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(59 miles [95 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bell), 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. |