Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Knik River.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Knik River. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Knik River.

Large Airports ...

• Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl.   (ANC/PANC)
  (42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: www.dot.state.ak.us/anc/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ANC       ICAO: PANC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Homer Airport   (HOM/PAHO)
  (154 miles [247.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: HOM       ICAO: PAHO
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Homer Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Fairbanks Intl.   (FAI/PAFA)
  (233 miles [375 km] to the north)
  • Official website: www.dot.state.ak.us/faiiap/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: FAI       ICAO: PAFA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Fairbanks Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Valdez Pioneer Fld.   (VDZ/PAVD)
  (89 miles [143.2 km] to the east southeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: VDZ       ICAO: PAVD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Valdez Pioneer Fld.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Kenai Muni.   (ENA/PAEN)
  (100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.kenai.city/airport
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ENA       ICAO: PAEN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Kenai Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Butte Muni.   (FAA ID: AK1)
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Butte Muni.
• Palmer Muni.   (PAQ/PAAQ)
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: PAQ       ICAO: PAAQ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Palmer Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Birchwood Airport   (FAA ID: BCV)
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Current Airport Weather for Birchwood Airport
• Wasilla Airport   (WWA/PAWS)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: WWA       ICAO: PAWS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Wasilla Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware]