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 Nettle Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Nettle Creek. 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 Nettle Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the east)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clow Intl.
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Nettle Creek), 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. |