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 Irwin.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Irwin. 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 Irwin.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)
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- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east)
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
- Clow Intl.
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Irwin), 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. |