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 Macon.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Macon. 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 Macon.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Macon), 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. |