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 Charlotte.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Charlotte. 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 Charlotte.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the west)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Gibson City Muni.
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Charlotte), 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. |