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 Irvine.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Irvine. 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 Irvine.
Large Airports ...
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west northwest)
- McClellan - Palomar Airport (ICAO: KCRQ)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Southern Calif. Logistics (VCV/KVCV)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Mojave Airport (ICAO: KMHV)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fullerton Muni. (FUL/KFUL)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corona Muni. (ICAO: KAJO)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chino Airport (CNO/KCNO)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Riverside Muni. (RAL/KRAL)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Brackett Fld. (ICAO: KPOC)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cable Airport (CCB/KCCB)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Compton / Woodley Airport (CPM/KCPM)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- El Monte Airport (EMT/KEMT)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Zamperini Fld. (TOA/KTOA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Hawthorne Muni. (HHR/KHHR)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Rialto Muni. (FAA ID: L67)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Irvine), 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. |