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 Danforth.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Danforth. 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 Danforth.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(105 miles [169 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Gibson City Muni.
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Lowell
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Danforth), 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. |