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 Olympia Fields.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Olympia Fields. 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 Olympia Fields.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
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- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Lowell
- Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (FAA ID: 3HO)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Clow Intl.
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Olympia Fields), 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. |