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 Thayer.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Thayer. 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 Thayer.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Chicago Exec. (PWK/KPWK)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lake Village (FAA ID: C98)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Lowell (FAA ID: C97)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Jasper Co. Airport (FAA ID: RZL)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Bult Fld. (FAA ID: C56)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Griffith - Merrillville Airport (FAA ID: 05C)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Porter County Muni. (ICAO: KVPZ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (FAA ID: 3HO)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Lansing Muni. (ICAO: KIGQ)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thayer), 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. |