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 Capitol City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Capitol City. 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 Capitol City.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(197 miles [317 km] to the northeast)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northwest)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(46 miles [74 km] to the northeast)
- Durango - La Plata Co. Airport (DRO/KDRO)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mineral County Meml. (FAA ID: C24)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Montrose Co. Airport
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Fld. (FAA ID: PSO)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Animas Air Park (FAA ID: 00C)
(59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Capitol City), 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. |