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 Waldo.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Waldo. 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 Waldo.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the west)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pontiac Muni. (ICAO: KPNT)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Co. Airport (ICAO: KC75)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Gibson City Muni.
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hawley Aux Airport (FAA ID: 3MY)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west)
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- Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northwest)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Morris Muni. (ICAO: KC09)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Pekin Muni. (FAA ID: C15)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Co. Airport (ICAO: KAAA)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Manito Mitchell Airport (FAA ID: C45)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt Co. Airport (FAA ID: 2K0)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Waldo), 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. |