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 Center.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Center. 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 Center.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(105 miles [169 km] to the northeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pueblo Meml. (PUB/KPUB)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Durango - La Plata Co. Airport (DRO/KDRO)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west)
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(110 miles [177 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Del Norte Muni. & Co. Airport (FAA ID: 8V1)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monte Vista Muni. (FAA ID: MVI)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Saguache Muni. (ICAO: K04V)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- San Luis Valley Rgnl. (ALS/KALS)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Center), 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. |