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 Seal Beach.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Seal Beach. 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 Seal Beach.
Large Airports ...
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north northwest)
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north)
- McClellan - Palomar Airport (ICAO: KCRQ)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Calif. Logistics (VCV/KVCV)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fullerton Muni. (FUL/KFUL)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Compton / Woodley Airport (CPM/KCPM)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zamperini Fld. (TOA/KTOA)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Hawthorne Muni. (HHR/KHHR)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- El Monte Airport (EMT/KEMT)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Catalina Airport (CIB/KAVX)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corona Muni. (ICAO: KAJO)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Brackett Fld. (ICAO: KPOC)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chino Airport (CNO/KCNO)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Seal Beach), 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. |