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 Donner Lake.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Donner Lake. 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 Donner Lake.

Large Airports ...

• Reno / Tahoe Intl.   (RNO/KRNO)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.renoairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: RNO       ICAO: KRNO
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Reno / Tahoe Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Sacramento Intl.   (SMF/KSMF)
  (82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SMF       ICAO: KSMF
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Sacramento Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

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

• Sacramento Mather Airport   (ICAO: KMHR)
  (76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KMHR
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Sacramento Mather Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Sacramento Exec.   (SAC/KSAC)
  (85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SAC       ICAO: KSAC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Sacramento Exec.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Chico Muni.   (CIC/KCIC)
  (89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CIC       ICAO: KCIC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Chico Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Stockton Metro Airport   (SCK/KSCK)
  (111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: https://flystockton.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SCK       ICAO: KSCK
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Stockton Metro Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Truckee - Tahoe Airport   (ICAO: KTRK)
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KTRK
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Truckee - Tahoe Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Carson Airport   (CSN/KCXP)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.carsoncity-airport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CSN       ICAO: KCXP
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Carson Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Cannon Intl.  
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Cannon Intl.
• Reno - Stead Airport   (FAA ID: RTS)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Reno - Stead Airport
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  • Lake Tahoe Airport   (TVL/KTVL)
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: TVL       ICAO: KTVL
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Lake Tahoe Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Nervino Airport   (FAA ID: O02)
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
    • Current Airport Weather for Nervino Airport
  • Douglas Co. Airport  
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Douglas Co. Airport
  • Minden - Tahoe Airport   (FAA ID: MEV)
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Minden - Tahoe Airport
  • Nevada County Air Park   (FAA ID: GOO)
    (38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
    • Current Airport Weather for Nevada County Air Park
  • Georgetown Airport   (FAA ID: E36)
    (41 miles [66 km] to the southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Georgetown Airport
  • Placerville Airport   (FAA ID: PVF)
    (48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Placerville Airport
  • Alpine Co. Airport   (FAA ID: M45)
    (49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Alpine Co. Airport