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 Cardiff.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Cardiff. 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 Cardiff.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(59 miles [95 km] to the northeast)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cardiff), 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. |