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 Ridge.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Blue Ridge. 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 Ridge.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gibson City Muni.
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blue Ridge), 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. |