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 Free.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Free. 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 Free.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(59 miles [95 km] to the southwest)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(105 miles [169 km] to the north northwest)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(110 miles [177 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Vermilion Co. Airport (ICAO: KDNV)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Purdue University Airport (LAF/KLAF)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
- White Co. Airport (FAA ID: MCX)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Delphi Muni. (FAA ID: 1I9)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east)
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Free), 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. |