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)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson City Muni.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
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. |