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 Emington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Emington. 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 Emington.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Gibson City Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
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- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Emington), 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. |