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 Kankakee.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Kankakee. 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 Kankakee.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the west northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Van Wert Co. Airport (FAA ID: VNW)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- La Porte Muni. (FAA ID: PPO)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Starke Co. Airport (ICAO: KOXI)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Plymouth Muni. (PLY/C65)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michiana Rgnl.
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Michigan City Muni. (FAA ID: MGC)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tri State Airport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County Muni. (ICAO: KVPZ)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jerry Tyler Meml. (FAA ID: 3TR)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arens Fld. (FAA ID: RWN)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgman Community Air Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nappanee Muni. (FAA ID: C03)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
- Andrews University Airpark (ICAO: C20)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Kankakee), 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. |