Direct Flights from Mesa to Bloomington/Normal
Bloomington/Normal · Illinois
Nonstop service from AZA to BMI on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Bloomington/Normal, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Bloomington/Normal for, from Mesa
3h 10m in the air, 1,346 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Bloomington/Normal
Bloomington, pop. 77,000, is a city in the Midwestern state of Illinois in the United States of America, on the classic Route 66 highway across the country. With neighboring Normal, pop. 52,000, it forms a combined community of about 130,000 known locally as the Twin Cities. Illinois Wesleyan University is in Bloomington, and is not to be confused with Illinois State University in Normal.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Bloomington/Normal
- The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, near Monticello, Illinois, on the upper Sangamon River.
- Miller Park Zoo is a zoo located in Miller Park, a public park in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. It is administered by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Bloomington.
- The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic American courthouse located in Metamora, Illinois, the former county seat of Woodford County.
- The Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located within the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. It is located just off State Route 47, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 74, in Mahomet, Illinois.
- The Fell Arboretum is an arboretum located across the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
- Spider Hill is an annual haunted event held at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois to celebrate Halloween. The attractions include a trail, haunted house, and a paranormal tour.
- The Adlai E. Stevenson I House is a historic house located at 104 West Walnut Street in Metamora, Illinois. The house was the home of U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I.
- The Monticello Railway Museum is a non-profit heritage railroad museum located in Monticello, Illinois, about 18 miles west of Champaign, Illinois.
- The Farm Creek Section, also known as the Farmdale Geologic Exposure, is a hillside near East Peoria, Illinois that clearly showed geological strata.
- The Prairie Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, Illinois.
- Weldon Springs State Park is an Illinois state park; the primary 550-acre (220 ha) area is located near Clinton, Illinois, while a secondary area is located near Monticello, Illinois.
- The Heritage in Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at the Logan County Airport in Lincoln, Illinois.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Bloomington/Normal weather, compared with Mesa
24° cooler than Mesa on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Bloomington/Normal 33°F · Mesa 65°F · 32° colder
- April
- Bloomington/Normal 62°F · Mesa 84°F · 21° colder
- July
- Bloomington/Normal 84°F · Mesa 104°F · 20° colder
- October
- Bloomington/Normal 64°F · Mesa 88°F · 24° colder
January bottoms out near 33°F — a real coat, not a layer. Bloomington/Normal also swings harder through the year than Mesa does — 51° between its coldest and warmest months against 39°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Bloomington/Normal
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Bloomington/Normal is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Bloomington/Normal rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Robert Allerton Park, Miller Park Zoo, and Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Mesa to Bloomington/Normal?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Mesa (AZA) to Bloomington/Normal (BMI) on Allegiant.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Mesa to Bloomington/Normal?
- Allegiant flies nonstop between Mesa (AZA) and Bloomington/Normal (BMI).
- How far is Bloomington/Normal from Mesa?
- Bloomington/Normal is about 1,346 miles from Mesa by air.
- How many days can I spend in Bloomington/Normal flying from Mesa?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Bloomington/Normal?
- Popular things to do include Robert Allerton Park, Miller Park Zoo, Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site, Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, and more.
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