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 Sangamon.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sangamon. 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 Sangamon.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Decatur Airport (DEC/KDEC)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Tuscola Airport (FAA ID: K96)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Shelby Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2H0)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville Muni. (ICAO: KTAZ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sangamon), 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. |