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 Universal.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Universal. 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 Universal.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the north)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the east)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Sky King Airport (FAA ID: 3I3)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar Co. Airport (ICAO: KPRG)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Brazil Clay Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0I2)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Brazil Clay Co. Airport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Universal), 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. |