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 Hammond.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Hammond. 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 Hammond.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coles County Meml. (MTO/KMTO)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Hammond), 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. |