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 Penfield.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Penfield. 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 Penfield.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(128 miles [206 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion Co. Airport (ICAO: KDNV)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Penfield), 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. |