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 Clifton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Clifton. 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 Clifton.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(105 miles [169 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Clifton), 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. |