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 Normal.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Normal. 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 Normal.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the north)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west)
- Gibson City Muni.
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
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- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east)
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the south)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Normal), 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. |