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 Shell.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shell. 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 Shell.
Large Airports ...
- Fresno Yosemite Intl. (FAT/KFAT)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Visalia Muni. (VIS/KVIS)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southeast)
- Merced Muni. (MCE/KMCE)
(82 miles [132 km] to the northwest)
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport (ICAO: KMMH)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX/KSMX)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Inyokern Airport (IYK/KIYK)
(110 miles [177 km] to the east southeast)
- Modesto City - Co. Airport (MOD/KMOD)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hanford Muni. (ICAO: KHJO)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southwest)
- Sequoia Fld. (FAA ID: D86)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Mefford Fld. (FAA ID: TLR)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings River Community College (FAA ID: CA13)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Reedley Muni. (FAA ID: O32)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Fresno Chandler Exec. (FCH/KFCH)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Woodlake Airport (FAA ID: O42)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Porterville Muni. (ICAO: KPTV)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shell), 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. |