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 Oakton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Oakton. 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 Oakton.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waukegan Rgnl. (ICAO: KUGN)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
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- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clow Intl.
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (FAA ID: 3HO)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westosha Airport (FAA ID: 5K6)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south)
- Galt Fld. (FAA ID: 10C)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Oakton), 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. |