There are lots of different airports to fly into. The South Bend Aiport (SBN) is the closest, but it is a small, local aiport so most flights won't go there, and if they do, it may be expensive. The largest and closest airports would be Chicago - O'hare (ORD), Chicago - Midway (MDW), Indianapolis (IND), Fort Wayne (FWA), Grand Rapids (GRR), and Detroit (DTW).

Notre Dame is in northwest Indiana, about 20 minutes south of Michigan, 45 minutes east of Lake Michigan, and 90 minutes east of Chicago, Illinois.

The historical average temperature in Notre Dame, IN on December 7th is 39 degrees Fahrenheit.