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 Waltham.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Waltham. 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 Waltham.

Large Airports ...

Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.flyrfd.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RFD ICAO: KRFD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rockford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Rockford International
- From Waltham to Chicago / Rockford International
O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ORD ICAO: KORD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for O'Hare Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / O'Hare International
- From Waltham to Chicago / O'Hare International
Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MDW ICAO: KMDW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Midway Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago / Midway International
- From Waltham to Chicago / Midway International

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.flypia.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PIA ICAO: KPIA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Greater Peoria Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greater Peoria Regional
- From Waltham to Greater Peoria Regional
Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://cira.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BMI ICAO: KBMI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Central Illinois Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Central Illinois Regional
- From Waltham to Central Illinois Regional
Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.chiexec.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PWK ICAO: KPWK
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Chicago Exec.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicago Executive Airport
- From Waltham to Chicago Executive Airport
Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.qcairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MLI ICAO: KMLI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Quad City Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quad City International
- From Waltham to Quad City International
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- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
  (81 miles [130.4 km] to the north)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KJVL
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Southern Wisconsin Rgnl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Southern Wisconsin Regional
  - From Waltham to Southern Wisconsin Regional
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
  (83 miles [133.6 km] to the east)
  - Official website: https://flygyy.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: GYY ICAO: KGYY
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Gary / Chicago Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Gary / Chicago International Airport
  - From Waltham to Gary / Chicago International Airport
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
  (103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast)
  - Official website: https://iflycu.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: CMI ICAO: KCMI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Willard Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to University of Illinois - Willard Airport
  - From Waltham to University of Illinois - Willard Airport

General Aviation Airports ...

Illinois Valley Rgnl. (ICAO: KVYS)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KVYS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Illinois Valley Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Illinois Valley Regional
- From Waltham to Illinois Valley Regional
Earlville Airport (FAA ID: C94)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Earlville Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Earlville
- From Waltham to Earlville
Bresson Airport (FAA ID: C82)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Current Airport Weather for Bresson Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bresson
- From Waltham to Bresson

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Waltham), 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.