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 Paonia.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Paonia. 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 Paonia.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the east)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(268 miles [431.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(269 miles [432.9 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Grand Junction Rgnl. (GJT/KGJT)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Eagle County Rgnl. (EGE/KEGE)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast)
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Blake Fld. (FAA ID: AJZ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Montrose Co. Airport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Garfield Co. Rgnl. (RIL/KRIL)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
- Rifle Muni. (FAA ID: CO85)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Springs Muni. (FAA ID: GWS)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Paonia), 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. |