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 Lancaster.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lancaster. 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 Lancaster.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the north)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2C6)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lancaster), 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. |