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 Costa Mesa.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Costa Mesa. 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 Costa Mesa.
Large Airports ...
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClellan - Palomar Airport (ICAO: KCRQ)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north)
- Southern Calif. Logistics (VCV/KVCV)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Mojave Airport (ICAO: KMHV)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fullerton Muni. (FUL/KFUL)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Corona Muni. (ICAO: KAJO)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Compton / Woodley Airport (CPM/KCPM)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zamperini Fld. (TOA/KTOA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
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- Chino Airport (CNO/KCNO)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Muni. (HHR/KHHR)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- El Monte Airport (EMT/KEMT)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Catalina Airport (CIB/KAVX)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Brackett Fld. (ICAO: KPOC)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Riverside Muni. (RAL/KRAL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cable Airport (CCB/KCCB)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Fallbrook Community Airpark (FAA ID: L18)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Rialto Muni. (FAA ID: L67)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Costa Mesa), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |