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 Filson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Filson. 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 Filson.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(146 miles [235 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the north)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Coles County Meml. (MTO/KMTO)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Muni. (FAA ID: 1H8)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Edgar Co. Airport (ICAO: KPRG)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Filson), 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. |