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 Elliott.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Elliott. 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 Elliott.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(133 miles [214 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Gibson City Muni.
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Elliott), 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. |