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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 Blue Grass.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Blue Grass. 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 Blue Grass.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(105 miles [169 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Vermilion Co. Airport (ICAO: KDNV)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.448979, -88.127738<15>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Paxton Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Paxton Airport
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.146400, -88.198488<16>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Frasca Field
- Current Airport Weather for Frasca Fld.
- Gibson City Muni.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.485590, -88.267273<17>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Gibson City Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Gibson City Muni.
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.758732, -87.428219<18>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Kentland Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Kentland Muni.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blue Grass), 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 Indianapolis International Airport: Decimal: 39.71729, -86.294661 DDMMSS: 39° 43' 2", -86° 17' 40" |
| <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 South Bend Regional Airport: Decimal: 41.70822, -86.317333 DDMMSS: 41° 42' 29", -86° 19' 2" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport: Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222 DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for University of Illinois - Willard Airport: Decimal: 40.03883, -88.277806 DDMMSS: 40° 2' 19", -88° 16' 40" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport: Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917 DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Terre Haute International Airport: Decimal: 39.45147, -87.307583 DDMMSS: 39° 27' 5", -87° 18' 27" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Gary / Chicago International Airport: Decimal: 41.61627, -87.412778 DDMMSS: 41° 36' 58", -87° 24' 46" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport: Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258 DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Monroe County Airport: Decimal: 39.14602, -86.616680 DDMMSS: 39° 8' 45", -86° 37' 0" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Vermilion County Airport: Decimal: 40.19969, -87.595524 DDMMSS: 40° 11' 58", -87° 35' 43" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Rantoul National Aviation Center: Decimal: 40.29355, -88.142389 DDMMSS: 40° 17' 36", -88° 8' 32" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Paxton Airport: Decimal: 40.44897, -88.127738 DDMMSS: 40° 26' 56", -88° 7' 39" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Frasca Field: Decimal: 40.14640, -88.198488 DDMMSS: 40° 8' 47", -88° 11' 54" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Gibson City Municipal Airport: Decimal: 40.48559, -88.267273 DDMMSS: 40° 29' 8", -88° 16' 2" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Kentland Municipal Airport: Decimal: 40.75873, -87.428219 DDMMSS: 40° 45' 31", -87° 25' 41" |
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