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 Kern Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Kern 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 Kern Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southeast)
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the west)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fresno Yosemite Intl. (FAT/KFAT)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northwest)
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mojave Airport (ICAO: KMHV)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Barbara Muni. (SBA/KSBA)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Inyokern Airport (IYK/KIYK)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX/KSMX)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bakersfield Muni. (FAA ID: L45)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Taft - Kern Co. Airport (ICAO: KL17)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shafter Airport (FAA ID: MIT)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Poso - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L73)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Tehachapi Muni. (ICAO: KTSP)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
- Wasco - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L19)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Kern Lake), 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. |