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 Akron.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Akron. 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 Akron.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east)
- Van Wert Co. Airport (FAA ID: VNW)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mentone Airport (FAA ID: C92)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Fulton Co. Airport (FAA ID: RCR)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Peru Muni. (FAA ID: I76)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Warsaw Muni. (ICAO: KASW)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Tri State Airport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Wabash Muni. (FAA ID: IWH)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Plymouth Muni. (PLY/C65)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Akron), 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. |