zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
40 air tour operators operate within 150 miles of Joliet, Illinois, sorted by distance below. Every one has a free zReports records page built from federal NTSB accident data under the mandatory reporting rule. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot. No operator can pay to be listed, ranked, or removed.
1. Windy City Soaring · Plainfield, IL · ~8 mi
2. Summerskyz Chicago Helicopter Tours Flight Training And More · Lansing, IL · ~28 mi
3. Spitfire Aerospace Technologies · Kankakee, IL · ~30 mi
4. Chicago Aerial Tours · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
5. Chicago Helicopter Experience · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
6. Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
7. Fly Heli In Chicago · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
8. Flyover · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
9. Heli Chicago · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
10. See Sight Tours - Chicago Tours · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
11. Summerskyz · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
12. Vertiport Chicago Fbo · Chicago, IL · ~35 mi
Before you book: open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. It pulls the operator's federal accident history, if any exists, and audits it against public reputation. 1 click, no login, free.
zReports maintains a records page for every US air tour operator on file, cross-matched at load time against the NTSB accident database. This page lists the operators whose home city sits within 150 miles of Joliet city center, nearest first. Distances are measured between city centers and are a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage. Operators are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to change what a record shows.
The nearest operators to Joliet are Windy City Soaring (Plainfield, IL, 8 miles), Summerskyz Chicago Helicopter Tours Flight Training And More (Lansing, IL, 28 miles), Spitfire Aerospace Technologies (Kankakee, IL, 30 miles). In total, 40 operators sit within 150 miles.
Every operator listed here has a free zReports page built from federal NTSB accident records under the mandatory reporting rule (49 CFR Part 830). Open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot.
Distances are measured between city centers, from Joliet, IL to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.