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 Clear Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Clear Lake. 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 Clear Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the east)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Jacksonville Muni. (ICAO: KIJX)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Clear Lake), 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. |