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 Ellis.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ellis. 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 Ellis.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the north northeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(222 miles [357.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(226 miles [363.7 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Zelmer Meml. Airpark (FAA ID: 5K1)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ellis), 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. |