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Illinois Department of Transportation

Aviation Services

The Illinois State Aviation System is one of the largest in the nation comprising more than 870 individual landing facilities, 110 public-use aviation landing facilities, and 12 airports that offer scheduled commercial air carrier service. The airport system is also quite diverse - Illinois is home to international airports, regional commercial airports, municipal general aviation airports, heliports, and even private grass strips in rural areas. More than 50 million people flew on commercial flights to and from Illinois airports, plus millions more on general aviation or corporate flights.

To view Illinois' primary commercial service airports, please access the map below.

Resources

Airport of the Year

  • 2026 Primary Airport of the Year: Chicago Rockford International
  • 2026 Reliever Airport of the Year: Lansing Municipal
  • 2026 Large General Aviation Airport of the Year: Mt. Sterling Municipal
  • 2026 Small General Aviation Airport of the Year: Greenville Airport

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Airport Directory