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 Crystal Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Crystal 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 Crystal Lake.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southeast)
- Galt Fld. (FAA ID: 10C)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Dacy Airport (FAA ID: 0C0)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westosha Airport (FAA ID: 5K6)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Geneva Resort Airport (IATA: XES)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove Airport (FAA ID: C77)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Waukegan Rgnl. (ICAO: KUGN)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lawn Airport (FAA ID: C59)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Crystal 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. |