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 Elburn.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Elburn. 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 Elburn.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east northeast)
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- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clow Intl.
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Elburn), 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. |