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 Paxton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Paxton. 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 Paxton.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(105 miles [169 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the west)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(Less than 2 miles to the west southwest)
- Gibson City Muni.
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Paxton), 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. |