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 Merna.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Merna. 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 Merna.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Gibson City Muni.
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
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- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Merna), 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. |