Airports near Chicago, IL
9 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Chicago, Illinois — 8 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Chicago Midway International (KMDW), 7.1 nm SW. Closest public fuel: KMDW (100LL,A1+), 7.1 nm. Longest runway: 13,000 ft at KORD.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Chicago | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMDW | Chicago Midway International Chicago · Airport | 7.1 nm SW | Public | 6,522 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 135.2 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KORD | Chicago O'hare International Chicago · Airport | 13.1 nm NW | Public | 13,000 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 120.75 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| LL22 | Brookeridge Air Park Downers Grove · Airport | 17.8 nm SW | Private | 2,813 ft | — | — |
| KPWK | Chicago Executive Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling · Airport | 18.3 nm NW | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 119.9 · CTAF 119.9 |
| KGYY | Gary/Chicago International Gary/Chicago · Airport | 18.7 nm SE | Public | 8,859 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 125.6 · CTAF 125.6 |
| KIGQ | Lansing Municipal Chicago · Airport | 21.1 nm S | Public | 4,002 ft (soft) | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| 06C | Schaumburg Regional Chicago/Schaumburg · Airport | 21.3 nm W | Public | 3,800 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| 1C5 | Bolingbrook's Clow International Bolingbrook · Airport | 24.0 nm SW | Public | 3,360 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.9 |
| 05C | Griffith-Merrillville Griffith · Airport | 24.0 nm SE | Public | 4,899 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | CTAF 123.0 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Chicago as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.