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 San Juan Capistrano.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from San Juan Capistrano. 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 San Juan Capistrano.
Large Airports ...
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Diego Intl. (SAN/KSAN)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast)
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- McClellan - Palomar Airport (ICAO: KCRQ)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Calif. Logistics (VCV/KVCV)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(82 miles [132 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oceanside Muni. (ICAO: KOKB)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallbrook Community Airpark (FAA ID: L18)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Corona Muni. (ICAO: KAJO)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fullerton Muni. (FUL/KFUL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- French Valley Airport (FAA ID: F70)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- Chino Airport (CNO/KCNO)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside Muni. (RAL/KRAL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Hemet - Ryan Airport (FAA ID: HMT)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast)
- Compton / Woodley Airport (CPM/KCPM)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brackett Fld. (ICAO: KPOC)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
- Catalina Airport (CIB/KAVX)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west)
- Zamperini Fld. (TOA/KTOA)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to San Juan Capistrano), 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. |