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 Downs.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Downs. 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 Downs.

Large Airports ...

Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.flystl.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: STL ICAO: KSTL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lambert - St. Louis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://www.indianapolisairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: IND ICAO: KIND
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Indianapolis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://flysbn.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SBN ICAO: KSBN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for South Bend Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north northwest)
- Official website: https://cira.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BMI ICAO: KBMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Central Illinois Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast)
- Official website: https://iflycu.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CMI ICAO: KCMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Willard Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Official website: https://www.flypia.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PIA ICAO: KPIA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Peoria Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KAAA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Logan Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Piatt Co. Airport
Gibson City Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
- Current Airport Weather for Gibson City Muni.
Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KPNT
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Pontiac Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Continue List (8 more) ...
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
  (39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: DEC ICAO: KDEC
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Decatur Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Frasca Fld.
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KTIP
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Rantoul Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
  - Current Airport Weather for Paxton Airport
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
  (41 miles [66 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Pekin Muni.
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
  (46 miles [74 km] to the northwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Mount Hawley Aux Airport
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
  (47 miles [75.6 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Manito Mitchell Airport
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
  (52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Tuscola Airport

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Downs), 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.