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 Rock Springs.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rock Springs. 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 Rock Springs.
Large Airports ...
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the south)
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the west)
- Fresno Yosemite Intl. (FAT/KFAT)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mojave Airport (ICAO: KMHV)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southeast)
- Inyokern Airport (IYK/KIYK)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the southeast)
- Visalia Muni. (VIS/KVIS)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bakersfield Muni. (FAA ID: L45)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Poso - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L73)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Shafter Airport (FAA ID: MIT)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Tehachapi Muni. (ICAO: KTSP)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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- Kern Valley Airport (FAA ID: L05)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delano Muni. (FAA ID: DLO)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wasco - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L19)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Taft - Kern Co. Airport (ICAO: KL17)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rock Springs), 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. |