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 Richmond.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Richmond. 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 Richmond.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the north)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(184 miles [296.1 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Richmond), 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. |