Welp, 1st time to this airport (I think)…read more It's pretty huge (pause). I definitely compare this to other international airports visited in size. I must admit, the signage can be a little confusing. For example the arrows for certain directions/ destinations are misleading. Process of elimination got me through coming and going. This airport is very clean, and has helpful, personable staff. They could use a few more different food and beverage places. I think that's it.

I mostly have stayed at the United Club lounges and haven't really gone around the airport - it's…read morepretty big so can get confusing. It has what you expect from an airport, gets pretty busy.

Hit or miss…read more Sometimes security is fast, sometimes it is not. It is way better than flying into O'hare, that is a fact. I like that you can that the CTA into the city directly from the airport. It is an about 30 minutes fro the city via car or CTA.

I can get through TSA in less than 5 minutes at MDW. The lines are never long if you have precheck…read moreand Clear. So from tip to tail, curb to gate it takes about 15 minutes. This airport was remodeled from back in the 90s! It's very easy to navigate. Plenty of food options. Wish they had a Dunkin Donuts that was efficient in there! How do they have two that are slow? LOL.

'A' IS FOR AIRSTRIP…read more This adorable airport does an admirable job of attracting young aviators. Clow International Airport was one of the biggest 'X'-factors I considered when moving to the area back in 2020, but not for the reasons you might think. I love planes, and my hope was that one day I'd have kids who would also be fascinated by aviation. Wouldn't you know it, our 4yo thinks planes are the coolest and I'm sure our 1yo someday will, too. On Google Maps, this place is listed as Chicago Bolingbrook International Airport, which is both stupid and wrong. Guess I have to summon my verified Google Reviewer ninja skills and fix that discrepancy. Oliver Clow (the airport's founder) would be mortified to see his own name dropped from this beloved airport! #justice4clow The noise pollution isn't bad at all, especially when compared to the deafening jumbo jets flying over towns like Franklin Park and Des Plaines on their approach to O'Hare Int'l. The air traffic coming through Clow is mostly private pilots, students, and light commuter aircraft (no 747's). Their on-site restaurant - Charlie's - is named after Chuck Yeager and serves the most reasonably-priced breakfast around. When the weather's nice, scores of planes takeoff and land on a given day, so if you're lucky enough to get a window seat, you'll be treated to an airshow with your meal. Clow hosts the annual Cavalcade of Planes, an event that attracts a huge crowd and features the opportunity to go up in a variety of different aircraft for an upcharge. We've gone every year and while we usually pay for admission, there's space north by the Meijer parking lot where you can watch in a lawnchair (and BYOB) for no charge. * TL;DR * This general aviation facility in the western suburbs gets an A+ from me and the kids. You can learn about planes from history in the free aviation museum, take flying lessons, or enjoy a cheap meal at Charlie's. I've seen everything from small Cessnas and WW2 fighter planes to helicopters, with a few gliders and ultralights mixed in here. The runway is only a couple blocks from our house, which is awesome. Clow is like a friendly neighbor everyone wishes they had. My family and I adore everything about this airstrip. Ten stars!

Here are a couple of additions to Clow's collection, what a fun place to visit, first off stop at…read moreCharlie's for a great lunch and then stroll down past the hangers to the museum you will not be disappointed, your kids will really enjoy the day.

Great airport. Too bad there isn't any major airline…read moreservice to this airport. A few start up airlines have operated out of GYY but unfortunately these airlines have failed in these difficult economic times. If a major airline starts service here, this airport can be very successful. This could relieve traffic at O'Hare and Midway. Many of those in northwest Indiana could benefit as well. The perpetual road construction projects and traffic on I-90 and I-94 out to O'Hare has cause many travelers to miss their flights. It's close proximity to the South Shore Railroad makes access to this airport very easy to get to. Once their master plan is complete, I would hope service from the major carriers start up. Boeing parks their corporate jets here at GYY.

Super convenient for the business traveler Great staff, small but well kept facilities…read more Gary International does not have any carriers, but if your on a business flight then this is great to fly in and out of No car rental on site, but enterprise will deliver a car

The noise from the planes flying so low we've seen 2 planes al most collide also 2 emergency…read morelandings in the last 2 months. We see planes late at night that are super loud 1 looked real close to the neighbor roof. This place is not safe very young people running this airport out of the Joliet Park District. Residents are always scared fear of anither accident. We say our prayers at night before sleeping. Joliet started a chartered service without notifying the residents. A real stress disorder forming. This place looks unsafe the city only worried about revenue not the tax payers. File your complaints online with the FAA.

Reason #N515AG why my grandfather is radder than yours:…read more My grandfather is passionate about one thing above most anything else... flying. Weather its on ground on a motorcycle or the way he prefers- up in the air, he loves it all. My childhood was filled with many days of going flying in my grandfather's cessna parked right here at the Joliet Airfield for over 2 decades. Did you know that every airplane in North America starts with the letter N in its name? My grandfather was told he could choose the number for his plane. His favorite number is 5 but 555 was taken so he chose 515. Years later he would come to own a house with that same number but that's another story. Instead how about something inspirational and a bit cheesy? When all of us grandkids were born my grandfather wrote our names on the tail of his airplane. He would point them out to all of his airport friends. He was so proud. I've been riding in airplanes almost as long as I have been in cars. My grandfather would take us flying to random airfields to have lunch. Nothing super fancy mind you but how many kids have grandparents that say "hey let's fly to x city and have a grilled cheese sandwich." I feel so fortunate to be the granddaughter of a self proclaimed "Flyboy." Flash forward through my childhood and my grandfather is starting to get old. He is involved in an accident where his plane was wrapped around a tree. He walked away with nothing but bruises. Never to fly again? Yeah right. Not grandpa. He would point to a trunk that had the only salvageable portion of the plane and say "You see that? That's my plane. I'm going to put that in another one and I'm going to fly it again. Just watch." Sure you are Pappy. Suuuure. And you know what? He did. In the pictures accompaning this review you can see for yourself. My grandfather did it. The plane in the pictures looks identical to the one he crashed minus our names on the tail. He's still flying it. If there's anyone that is an example of what passion is, its my grandfather. Still alive. Still living his dream up in the sky. Now I have to hurry up and get my pilots license too so I can fly right along with him. But for now the checklist duty will have to do.

Nice lil airport. Not many flight out of here seems like mostly a connection airport. But it's…read moreclean, not too crowded and friendly staff.

I paid a hefty price for my flight out of BMI, but it saved me from the trek to Chicago. Peoria…read morewould've better, but Delta didn't have any flights there. BMI is what I call a small air station. Once I parked the rental car, I could've jumped the fence and walked 20 paces to my gate. Security was a breeze, nobody in line except me. I continued to the gate and didn't explore the one dining option. Restrooms were clean and tidy. Gate areas were organized and had ample seating. 4 airplanes for BMI!

This is a pretty fancy private airport. We were just going to our plane (and use the bathroom…read morehere). Ellen at the desk was a doll and helped with our rental car paperwork. Bathrooms were immaculate.

Really great FBO. Super nice pilot lounge and the staff is very accommodating. Tower controllers…read moreare very patient and professional, it is a training class D airport so on sunny VFR days expect heavy pattern traffic. Other than that, it's a very well maintained airport.

It's a little misleading to call this the Lewis University airport since it makes it seem like it's…read morea private airport but KLOT is open to the public and open for service. There's an AVIS rental car available so if you land here, there's rental options. They have an air traffic control tower and jet fuel as well as hangars available.

I'd never thought to write a review of an airport before, but after visiting here last summer for a…read morevintage WWII airplane expo, I thought it might be worth my while. Now, as far as small town airports go, I suppose this is as ordinary as any. Parking is available, but not clear as to what is Public/Private. But once I left my truck behind, my experience really "took off" (sorry). Every Labor Day weekend, they hold a vintage plane event with privately owned fighter/trainer planes and my favorite, a B-17 "Flying Fortress" Bomber (the type used in the movie "the Memphis Belle"), in which you can book a flight...if you're rich, that is. (@ $400.00 for a 20 minute journey) A little too steep for me, so I simply enjoyed experiencing the history that lay before me, took a few pics and then went on my way. If you enjoy this kind of stuff and find yourself in the area, stop by...it's not a bad way to spend a Holiday morning.