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 Range Line.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Range Line. 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 Range Line.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(110 miles [177 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Lowell
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest)
- Porter County Muni. (ICAO: KVPZ)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (FAA ID: 3HO)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Starke Co. Airport (ICAO: KOXI)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Range Line), 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. |