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 Minneapolis.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Minneapolis. 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 Minneapolis.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(264 miles [424.9 km] to the east)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(295 miles [474.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC/KOKC)
(296 miles [476.4 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Guymon Muni. (ICAO: KGUY)
(69 miles [111 km] to the southeast)
- Liberal Mid-America Rgnl. (LBL/KLBL)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Garden City Rgnl. (GCK/KGCK)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Springfield Muni. (FAA ID: 8V7)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stanton County Muni. (FAA ID: 2K3)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhart - Morton Co. Airport (ICAO: KEHA)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Syracuse Muni. (ICAO: K3K3)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar Muni. (LAA/KLAA)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Ulysses Airport (FAA ID: ULS)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Minneapolis), 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. |