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 Watson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Watson. 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 Watson.
Large Airports ...
- Sacramento Intl. (SMF/KSMF)
(110 miles [177 km] to the south southeast)
- Reno / Tahoe Intl. (RNO/KRNO)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Metro Oakland Intl. (OAK/KOAK)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south)
- San Francisco Intl. (SFO/KSFO)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the south)
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. (SJC/KSJC)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Redding Muni. (RDD/KRDD)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Chico Muni. (CIC/KCIC)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Red Bluff Muni. (ICAO: KRBL)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Corning Muni. (FAA ID: 0O4)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Ruth Airport (FAA ID: T42)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Round Valley Airport (FAA ID: O09)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest)
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- Haigh Fld. (FAA ID: O37)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Fld. (FAA ID: O85)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Hayfork Airport (FAA ID: F62)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willows - Glenn Co. Airport (FAA ID: WLW)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Watson), 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. |