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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 Grant Park.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Grant Park. 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 Grant Park.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.230139, -87.507694<10>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Lowell
- Current Airport Weather for Lowell
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.377417, -87.679750<11>
(These coordinates were provided by the FAA)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Bult Field
- Current Airport Weather for Bult Fld.
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 41.150034, -87.462533<12>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Lake Village
- Current Airport Weather for Lake Village
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Grant Park), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport: Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417 DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport: Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671 DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for South Bend Regional Airport: Decimal: 41.70822, -86.317333 DDMMSS: 41° 42' 29", -86° 19' 2" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport: Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222 DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Gary / Chicago International Airport: Decimal: 41.61627, -87.412778 DDMMSS: 41° 36' 58", -87° 24' 46" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Chicago Executive Airport: Decimal: 42.11429, -87.901538 DDMMSS: 42° 6' 51", -87° 54' 5" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport: Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917 DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for University of Illinois - Willard Airport: Decimal: 40.03883, -88.277806 DDMMSS: 40° 2' 19", -88° 16' 40" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Lowell: Decimal: 41.23013, -87.507694 DDMMSS: 41° 13' 48", -87° 30' 27" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Bult Field: Decimal: 41.37741, -87.679750 DDMMSS: 41° 22' 38", -87° 40' 47" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Lake Village: Decimal: 41.15003, -87.462533 DDMMSS: 41° 9' 0", -87° 27' 45" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Kankakee Airport: Decimal: 41.07138, -87.846278 DDMMSS: 41° 4' 16", -87° 50' 46" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Lansing Municipal Airport: Decimal: 41.53491, -87.529528 DDMMSS: 41° 32' 5", -87° 31' 46" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Griffith - Merrillville Airport: Decimal: 41.51984, -87.399508 DDMMSS: 41° 31' 11", -87° 23' 58" |
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