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 Marcos.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from San Marcos. 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 Marcos.
Large Airports ...
- San Diego Intl. (SAN/KSAN)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Springs Intl. (PSP/KPSP)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- McClellan - Palomar Airport (ICAO: KCRQ)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Imperial Co. Airport (IPL/KIPL)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Calif. Logistics (VCV/KVCV)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the northwest)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oceanside Muni. (ICAO: KOKB)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Fallbrook Community Airpark (FAA ID: L18)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Ramona Airport (ICAO: KRNM)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Montgomery Fld. (ICAO: KMYF)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gillespie Fld. (SEE/KSEE)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast)
- French Valley Airport (FAA ID: F70)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to San Marcos), 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. |