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 Sylvan Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sylvan Lake. 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 Sylvan Lake.
Large Airports ...
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Campbell Airport (FAA ID: C81)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake in the Hills Airport (FAA ID: 3CK)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waukegan Rgnl. (ICAO: KUGN)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schaumburg Rgnl. (FAA ID: 06C)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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- Galt Fld. (FAA ID: 10C)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westosha Airport (FAA ID: 5K6)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Dupage Airport (DPA/KDPA)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Kenosha Rgnl. (ICAO: KENW)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Grand Geneva Resort Airport (IATA: XES)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Dacy Airport (FAA ID: 0C0)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Sylvania Airport (FAA ID: C89)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sylvan Lake), 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. |