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 Crystal.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Crystal. 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 Crystal.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(130 miles [209.2 km] to the east)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Eagle County Rgnl. (EGE/KEGE)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction Rgnl. (GJT/KGJT)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Glenwood Springs Muni. (FAA ID: GWS)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Lake Co. Airport (LXV/KLXV)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Garfield Co. Rgnl. (RIL/KRIL)
(46 miles [74 km] to the northwest)
- Rifle Muni. (FAA ID: CO85)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Blake Fld. (FAA ID: AJZ)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Buena Vista Muni.
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Central Colorado Rgnl. (FAA ID: AEJ)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Montrose Co. Airport
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Crystal), 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. |