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 Otto.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Otto. 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 Otto.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Otto), 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. |