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 McCormick Place.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from McCormick Place. 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 McCormick Place.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west southwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (FAA ID: 3HO)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Clow Intl.
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porter County Muni. (ICAO: KVPZ)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan City Muni. (FAA ID: MGC)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
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- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to McCormick Place), 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. |