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 Cropsey.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Cropsey. 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 Cropsey.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Gibson City Muni.
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cropsey), 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. |