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 Houston.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Houston. 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 Houston.
Large Airports ...
- Sacramento Intl. (SMF/KSMF)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Reno / Tahoe Intl. (RNO/KRNO)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metro Oakland Intl. (OAK/KOAK)
(253 miles [407.2 km] to the south)
- San Francisco Intl. (SFO/KSFO)
(259 miles [416.8 km] to the south)
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. (SJC/KSJC)
(279 miles [449 km] to the south)
- Portland Intl. (PDX/KPDX)
(290 miles [466.7 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Redding Muni. (RDD/KRDD)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Medford Airport (MFR/KMFR)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the north)
- Klamath Falls Airport (LMT/KLMT)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcata Airport (ICAO: KACV)
(82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest)
- Chico Muni. (CIC/KCIC)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Weed Airport (FAA ID: O46)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Valley Airport (FAA ID: A30)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunsmuir Muni. - Mott Airport (FAA ID: 1O6)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Trinity Center Airport (FAA ID: O86)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Siskiyou Co. Airport (ICAO: KSIY)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Houston), 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. |