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 Ellsworth.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ellsworth. 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 Ellsworth.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clow Intl.
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waukegan Rgnl. (ICAO: KUGN)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)
- Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (FAA ID: 3HO)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ellsworth), 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. |