Charles de Gaulle Airport least Brussels and Amsterdam. Charles de Gaulle Airport is directly connected to Autoroute A1 which connects Paris and Lille. The two other airports serving Paris are Orly Airport (south of Paris, the other major airport in Paris) and Le Bourget Airport (for general aviation and private jets). Some low-cost airlines also advertise Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Châlons Vatry Airport, respectively 85 km and 165 km from Paris proper, as serving "Paris" with "Paris–Beauvais" and "Paris–Vatry". Beauvais airport has no railway connections, but there is a shuttle bus to central Paris 15 times daily. The grassy lands on which the airport is
Machesney Airport Guilder had been barnstormers, like the airport owner. A tornado in 1966 damaged hangars and aircraft at the airport. After the Greater Rockford Airport opened, business at Machesney Airport declined and it closed in 1974. The name of the airport founder, was used to name the new Machesney Park Village, formed within the bounds of what is still called North Park. After closing, the airport property was used to house the Machesney Park Mall. Machesney Airport Machesney Airport was a small rural airport located in Machesney Park, Illinois. The airport was organized by Fred Machesney in 1927. The airfield was