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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 Independence.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Independence. 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 Independence.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the east)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Purdue University Airport (LAF/KLAF)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Vermilion Co. Airport (ICAO: KDNV)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Crawfordsville Muni. (FAA ID: CFJ)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Delphi Muni. (FAA ID: 1I9)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Frankfort Muni. (FAA ID: FKR)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- White Co. Airport (FAA ID: MCX)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flora Muni. (FAA ID: 5I2)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Independence), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Indianapolis International Airport:
Decimal: 39.71729, -86.294661
DDMMSS: 39° 43' 2", -86° 17' 40" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for South Bend Regional Airport:
Decimal: 41.70822, -86.317333
DDMMSS: 41° 42' 29", -86° 19' 2" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Dayton International Airport:
Decimal: 39.90225, -84.219410
DDMMSS: 39° 54' 8", -84° 13' 9" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport:
Decimal: 39.04883, -84.667822
DDMMSS: 39° 2' 55", -84° 40' 4" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport:
Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222
DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for University of Illinois - Willard Airport:
Decimal: 40.03883, -88.277806
DDMMSS: 40° 2' 19", -88° 16' 40" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Terre Haute International Airport:
Decimal: 39.45147, -87.307583
DDMMSS: 39° 27' 5", -87° 18' 27" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Franklin Airport:
Decimal: 39.42643, -86.058322
DDMMSS: 39° 25' 35", -86° 3' 29" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Monroe County Airport:
Decimal: 39.14602, -86.616680
DDMMSS: 39° 8' 45", -86° 37' 0" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Gary / Chicago International Airport:
Decimal: 41.61627, -87.412778
DDMMSS: 41° 36' 58", -87° 24' 46" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport:
Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917
DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Purdue University Airport:
Decimal: 40.41230, -86.936889
DDMMSS: 40° 24' 44", -86° 56' 12" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Vermilion County Airport:
Decimal: 40.19969, -87.595524
DDMMSS: 40° 11' 58", -87° 35' 43" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Crawfordsville Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 39.97562, -86.919864
DDMMSS: 39° 58' 32", -86° 55' 11" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Delphi Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.54300, -86.681483
DDMMSS: 40° 32' 34", -86° 40' 53" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Kentland Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.75873, -87.428219
DDMMSS: 40° 45' 31", -87° 25' 41" |
| <20> | GPS Coordinates for Frankfort Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.27343, -86.562170
DDMMSS: 40° 16' 24", -86° 33' 43" |
| <21> | GPS Coordinates for White County Airport:
Decimal: 40.70881, -86.766761
DDMMSS: 40° 42' 31", -86° 46' 0" |
| <22> | GPS Coordinates for Flora Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.53975, -86.548333
DDMMSS: 40° 32' 23", -86° 32' 53" |
| <23> | GPS Coordinates for Jasper County Airport:
Decimal: 40.94789, -87.182579
DDMMSS: 40° 56' 52", -87° 10' 57" |
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