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 Essex.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Essex. 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 Essex.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the south)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north)
- Clow Intl.
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Essex), 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. |