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 Hillsboro.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(210 miles [338 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hillsboro Muni. (FAA ID: 3K4)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Litchfield Muni. (ICAO: K3LF)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vandalia Muni. (ICAO: KVLA)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Airport (FAA ID: GRE)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Hillsboro), 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. |