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 Forrest.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Forrest. 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 Forrest.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(105 miles [169 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the south)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the west)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson City Muni.
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Forrest), 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. |