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 Rooks Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rooks Creek. 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 Rooks Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northeast)
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- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(46 miles [74 km] to the east northeast)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the west)
- Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joliet Rgnl. (ICAO: KJOT)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(59 miles [95 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rooks Creek), 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. |