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 Orchard Mesa.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Orchard Mesa. 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 Orchard Mesa.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the east)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(296 miles [476.4 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Grand Junction Rgnl. (GJT/KGJT)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north northeast)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canyonlands Fld. (CNY/KCNY)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Eagle County Rgnl. (EGE/KEGE)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mack Mesa Airport (FAA ID: C07)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blake Fld. (FAA ID: AJZ)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Co. Airport
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rifle Muni. (FAA ID: CO85)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Hopkins - Montrose Co. Airport
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Fld. (FAA ID: AIB)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield Co. Rgnl. (RIL/KRIL)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Orchard Mesa), 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. |