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 San Jose.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from San Jose. 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 San Jose.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(133 miles [214 km] to the north)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Quincy Rgnl. (UIN/KUIN)
(87 miles [140 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Rgnl. (FAA ID: 9I0)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Ingersoll Airport (FAA ID: CTK)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham Lincoln Airport (SPI/KSPI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to San Jose), 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. |