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 Benton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Benton. 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 Benton.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(46 miles [74 km] to the southeast)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Van Wert Co. Airport (FAA ID: VNW)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Goshen Muni. (ICAO: KGSH)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nappanee Muni. (FAA ID: C03)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Warsaw Muni. (ICAO: KASW)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Elkhart Muni. (ICAO: KEKM)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Tri State Airport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Kendallville Muni. (FAA ID: C62)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kirsch Muni. (ICAO: KIRS)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Muni. (PLY/C65)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Mentone Airport (FAA ID: C92)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Benton), 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. |