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 Empire.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Empire. 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 Empire.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Empire), 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. |