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 South Elgin.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from South Elgin. 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 South Elgin.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aurora Muni. (ICAO: KARR)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
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- DeKalb Taylor Muni. (ICAO: KDKB)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bolingbrook's Clow Intl. (FAA ID: 1C5)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Clow Intl.
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Lewis University Airport (ICAO: KLOT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Galt Fld. (FAA ID: 10C)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to South Elgin), 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. |