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 McLean.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from McLean. 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 McLean.

Large Airports ...

Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://www.flystl.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: STL ICAO: KSTL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lambert - St. Louis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(125 miles [201.2 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://www.indianapolisairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: IND ICAO: KIND
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Indianapolis Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://flysbn.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SBN ICAO: KSBN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for South Bend Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://cira.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BMI ICAO: KBMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Central Illinois Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
- Official website: https://www.flypia.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PIA ICAO: KPIA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Peoria Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://iflycu.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: CMI ICAO: KCMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Willard Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KAAA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Logan Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Pekin Muni.
Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Manito Mitchell Airport
Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DEC ICAO: KDEC
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Decatur Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Continue List (5 more) ...
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
  (38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Piatt Co. Airport
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Mount Hawley Aux Airport
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
  (42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: SPI ICAO: KSPI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Abraham Lincoln Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
  (45 miles [72.4 km] to the west)
  - Current Airport Weather for Havana Rgnl.
- Gibson City Muni.
  (48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Gibson City Muni.

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to McLean), 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.