Airports near Gary/Chicago, IN
18 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Gary/Chicago, Indiana — 9 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: Gary/Chicago International (KGYY), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KGYY (100LL,A), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 8,859 ft at KGYY.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Gary/Chicago | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGYY | Gary/Chicago International Gary/Chicago · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 8,859 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 125.6 · CTAF 125.6 |
| 05C | Griffith-Merrillville Griffith · Airport | 5.9 nm S | Public | 4,899 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | CTAF 123.0 |
| KIGQ | Lansing Municipal Chicago · Airport | 7.1 nm SW | Public | 4,002 ft (soft) | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| 3HO | Hobart Sky Ranch Hobart · Airport | 7.7 nm SE | Public | 3,125 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| IN16 | Crown Point Airfield Crown Point · Airport | 11.9 nm S | Private | 250 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3IN0 | Flying M Portage · Airport | 13.4 nm E | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IN7 | Cedar Lake Cedar Lake · Seaplane base | 14.7 nm S | Public | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| IN70 | Bodin Chesterton · Airport | 17.4 nm E | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0II8 | Sutton's Field Lowell · Airport | 17.7 nm S | Private | 1,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KMDW | Chicago Midway International Chicago · Airport | 18.2 nm NW | Public | 6,522 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 135.2 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| C56 | Bult Field Monee · Airport | 18.7 nm SW | Public | 5,002 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| 2IL9 | Meadow Creek Monee · Airport | 19.8 nm SW | Private | 3,400 ft | — | — |
| KVPZ | Porter County Regional Valparaiso · Airport | 20.8 nm SE | Public | 7,001 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.725 |
| IN04 | Sojourner Field Kouts · Airport | 20.9 nm SE | Private | 1,948 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7IL0 | Mussman Grant Park · Airport | 22.0 nm S | Private | 2,415 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 03IL | Wix Monee · Airport | 22.2 nm SW | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 5IN4 | Wyckoff Airstrip Valparaiso · Airport | 22.4 nm E | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| C97 | Lowell Lowell · Airport | 23.6 nm S | Public | 3,041 ft (soft) | 100LL | CTAF 122.9 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Gary/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.