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 Big Rock.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Big Rock. 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 Big Rock.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(59 miles [95 km] to the east)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
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- Clow Intl.
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Big Rock), 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. |