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 Chain-O-Lakes.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Chain-O-Lakes. 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 Chain-O-Lakes.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the west)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Michiana Rgnl.
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerry Tyler Meml. (FAA ID: 3TR)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews University Airpark (ICAO: C20)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgman Community Air Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest)
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- Elkhart Muni. (ICAO: KEKM)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Porte Muni. (FAA ID: PPO)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Michigan City Muni. (FAA ID: MGC)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dowagiac Muni. (FAA ID: C91)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
- Plymouth Muni. (PLY/C65)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tri State Airport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Starke Co. Airport (ICAO: KOXI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Southwest Michigan Rgnl. (ICAO: KBEH)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Chain-O-Lakes), 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. |