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 Athens.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Athens. 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 Athens.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Van Wert Co. Airport (FAA ID: VNW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the south)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fulton Co. Airport (FAA ID: RCR)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Mentone Airport (FAA ID: C92)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Peru Muni. (FAA ID: I76)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tri State Airport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Warsaw Muni. (ICAO: KASW)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Muni. (PLY/C65)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
- Arens Fld. (FAA ID: RWN)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Logansport / Cass Co. Airport (FAA ID: GGP)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Wabash Muni. (FAA ID: IWH)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Athens), 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. |