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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 Wheeler Ridge.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Wheeler Ridge. 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 Wheeler Ridge.
Large Airports ...
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast)
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the west)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast)
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(110 miles [177 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mojave Airport (ICAO: KMHV)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Santa Barbara Muni. (SBA/KSBA)
(64 miles [103 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Inyokern Airport (IYK/KIYK)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bakersfield Muni. (FAA ID: L45)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Taft - Kern Co. Airport (ICAO: KL17)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Tehachapi Muni. (ICAO: KTSP)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Shafter Airport (FAA ID: MIT)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Poso - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L73)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Gen. William J. Fox Airfield (WJF/KWJF)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Wasco - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L19)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wheeler Ridge), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Bob Hope Airport:
Decimal: 34.20066, -118.358667
DDMMSS: 34° 12' 2", -118° 21' 31" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Los Angeles International Airport:
Decimal: 33.94252, -118.407161
DDMMSS: 33° 56' 33", -118° 24' 25" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for Long Beach Airport:
Decimal: 33.81777, -118.151651
DDMMSS: 33° 49' 3", -118° 9' 5" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for San Luis County Regional Airport:
Decimal: 35.23726, -120.642597
DDMMSS: 35° 14' 14", -120° 38' 33" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Ontario International Airport:
Decimal: 34.05600, -117.601194
DDMMSS: 34° 3' 21", -117° 36' 4" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for John Wayne - Orange County Airport:
Decimal: 33.67566, -117.868222
DDMMSS: 33° 40' 32", -117° 52' 5" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Meadows Field:
Decimal: 35.43386, -119.057667
DDMMSS: 35° 26' 1", -119° 3' 27" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Mojave Airport:
Decimal: 35.05863, -118.150556
DDMMSS: 35° 3' 31", -118° 9' 2" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for LA / Palmdale Regional Airport:
Decimal: 34.62938, -118.084553
DDMMSS: 34° 37' 45", -118° 5' 4" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Van Nuys Airport:
Decimal: 34.20980, -118.489972
DDMMSS: 34° 12' 35", -118° 29' 23" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Santa Barbara Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 34.42619, -119.841500
DDMMSS: 34° 25' 34", -119° 50' 29" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Santa Monica Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 34.01583, -118.451306
DDMMSS: 34° 0' 56", -118° 27' 4" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Inyokern Airport:
Decimal: 35.65884, -117.828200
DDMMSS: 35° 39' 31", -117° 49' 41" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Bakersfield Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 35.32455, -118.996060
DDMMSS: 35° 19' 28", -118° 59' 45" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Taft - Kern County Airport:
Decimal: 35.14172, -119.438222
DDMMSS: 35° 8' 30", -119° 26' 17" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Tehachapi Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 35.13500, -118.439222
DDMMSS: 35° 8' 5", -118° 26' 21" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Shafter Airport:
Decimal: 35.50594, -119.191722
DDMMSS: 35° 30' 21", -119° 11' 30" |
| <19> | GPS Coordinates for Poso - Kern County Airport:
Decimal: 35.59638, -119.128278
DDMMSS: 35° 35' 46", -119° 7' 41" |
| <20> | GPS Coordinates for General William J. Fox Airfield:
Decimal: 34.74105, -118.218639
DDMMSS: 34° 44' 27", -118° 13' 7" |
| <21> | GPS Coordinates for Wasco - Kern County Airport:
Decimal: 35.61966, -119.353667
DDMMSS: 35° 37' 10", -119° 21' 13" |
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