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 Old Chinatown.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Old Chinatown. 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 Old Chinatown.
Large Airports ...
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hawthorne Muni. (HHR/KHHR)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Compton / Woodley Airport (CPM/KCPM)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- El Monte Airport (EMT/KEMT)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteman Airport (WHP/KWHP)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Zamperini Fld. (TOA/KTOA)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Fullerton Muni. (FUL/KFUL)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brackett Fld. (ICAO: KPOC)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Old Chinatown), 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. |