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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 Helena.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Helena. 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 Helena.
Large Airports ...
- Sacramento Intl. (SMF/KSMF)
(165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Reno / Tahoe Intl. (RNO/KRNO)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Metro Oakland Intl. (OAK/KOAK)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast)
- San Francisco Intl. (SFO/KSFO)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the south)
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. (SJC/KSJC)
(244 miles [392.7 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Redding Muni. (RDD/KRDD)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Arcata Airport (ICAO: KACV)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Chico Muni. (CIC/KCIC)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Weaverville Airport (ICAO: KO54)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayfork Airport (FAA ID: F62)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trinity Center Airport (FAA ID: O86)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Dinsmore Airport (FAA ID: D63)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopa Airport (FAA ID: O21)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Helena), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Sacramento International Airport:
Decimal: 38.69541, -121.590778
DDMMSS: 38° 41' 43", -121° 35' 26" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Reno / Tahoe International Airport:
Decimal: 39.49911, -119.768111
DDMMSS: 39° 29' 56", -119° 46' 5" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for Metropolitan Oakland International Airport:
Decimal: 37.72127, -122.220722
DDMMSS: 37° 43' 16", -122° 13' 14" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for San Francisco International Airport:
Decimal: 37.61897, -122.374889
DDMMSS: 37° 37' 8", -122° 22' 29" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport:
Decimal: 37.36266, -121.929111
DDMMSS: 37° 21' 45", -121° 55' 44" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Redding Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.50900, -122.293389
DDMMSS: 40° 30' 32", -122° 17' 36" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Arcata Airport:
Decimal: 40.97811, -124.108611
DDMMSS: 40° 58' 41", -124° 6' 30" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Chico Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 39.79538, -121.858417
DDMMSS: 39° 47' 43", -121° 51' 30" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Weaverville Airport:
Decimal: 40.74725, -122.922333
DDMMSS: 40° 44' 50", -122° 55' 20" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Hayfork Airport:
Decimal: 40.54700, -123.179444
DDMMSS: 40° 32' 49", -123° 10' 45" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Trinity Center Airport:
Decimal: 40.98275, -122.693722
DDMMSS: 40° 58' 57", -122° 41' 37" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Dinsmore Airport:
Decimal: 40.49202, -123.598222
DDMMSS: 40° 29' 31", -123° 35' 53" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Hoopa Airport:
Decimal: 41.04147, -123.667806
DDMMSS: 41° 2' 29", -123° 40' 4" |
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