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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 Blakes.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Blakes. 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 Blakes.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the east)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Rochelle Muni. (ICAO: KRPJ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Clow Intl.
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blakes), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport:
Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222
DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Chicago Executive Airport:
Decimal: 42.11429, -87.901538
DDMMSS: 42° 6' 51", -87° 54' 5" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport:
Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917
DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Gary / Chicago International Airport:
Decimal: 41.61627, -87.412778
DDMMSS: 41° 36' 58", -87° 24' 46" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258
DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport:
Decimal: 42.62025, -89.041556
DDMMSS: 42° 37' 12", -89° 2' 29" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Quad City International Airport:
Decimal: 41.44828, -90.507520
DDMMSS: 41° 26' 53", -90° 30' 27" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for University of Illinois - Willard Airport:
Decimal: 40.03883, -88.277806
DDMMSS: 40° 2' 19", -88° 16' 40" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Earlville Airport:
Decimal: 41.56647, -88.948056
DDMMSS: 41° 33' 59", -88° 56' 53" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Morris Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.42405, -88.418650
DDMMSS: 41° 25' 26", -88° 25' 7" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Illinois Valley Regional Airport:
Decimal: 41.35186, -89.153084
DDMMSS: 41° 21' 6", -89° 9' 11" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Aurora Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.77191, -88.475667
DDMMSS: 41° 46' 18", -88° 28' 32" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Bresson Airport:
Decimal: 41.76253, -89.101481
DDMMSS: 41° 45' 45", -89° 6' 5" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Joliet Regional Airport:
Decimal: 41.51769, -88.175611
DDMMSS: 41° 31' 3", -88° 10' 32" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.93383, -88.705686
DDMMSS: 41° 56' 1", -88° 42' 20" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Rochelle Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 41.89300, -89.078290
DDMMSS: 41° 53' 34", -89° 4' 41" |
| <20> | GPS Coordinates for Lewis University Airport:
Decimal: 41.60811, -88.096194
DDMMSS: 41° 36' 29", -88° 5' 46" |
| <21> | GPS Coordinates for Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport:
Decimal: 41.69597, -88.129231
DDMMSS: 41° 41' 45", -88° 7' 45" |
| <22> | GPS Coordinates for Clow International Airport:
Decimal: 41.69586, -88.129231
DDMMSS: 41° 41' 45", -88° 7' 45" |
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