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 Gulf.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Gulf. 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 Gulf.
Large Airports ...
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the west)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(110 miles [177 km] to the south southeast)
- Fresno Yosemite Intl. (FAT/KFAT)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Mojave Airport (ICAO: KMHV)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Barbara Muni. (SBA/KSBA)
(64 miles [103 km] to the southwest)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast)
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- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX/KSMX)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Visalia Muni. (VIS/KVIS)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bakersfield Muni. (FAA ID: L45)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taft - Kern Co. Airport (ICAO: KL17)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shafter Airport (FAA ID: MIT)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poso - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L73)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wasco - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L19)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gulf), 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. |