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 Washington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Washington. 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 Washington.
Large Airports ...
- Reno / Tahoe Intl. (RNO/KRNO)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the east)
- Sacramento Intl. (SMF/KSMF)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Sacramento Mather Airport (ICAO: KMHR)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Chico Muni. (CIC/KCIC)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Sacramento Exec. (SAC/KSAC)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest)
- Stockton Metro Airport (SCK/KSCK)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Redding Muni. (RDD/KRDD)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Nevada County Air Park (FAA ID: GOO)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Airport (FAA ID: E36)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn Muni. (ICAO: KAUN)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Truckee - Tahoe Airport (ICAO: KTRK)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
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- Nervino Airport (FAA ID: O02)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gansner Fld. (FAA ID: 2O1)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Rgnl. (ICAO: KLHM)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest)
- Placerville Airport (FAA ID: PVF)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
- Yuba Co. Airport (MYV/KMYV)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Oroville Muni. (ICAO: KOVE)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Sutter Co. Airport (FAA ID: O52)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Washington), 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. |