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 Lake Fork.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lake Fork. 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 Lake Fork.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the east)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lake Fork), 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. |