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 Ridgway.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ridgway. 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 Ridgway.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(289 miles [465.1 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Montrose Co. Airport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Hopkins - Montrose Co. Airport
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Fld. (FAA ID: AIB)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west)
- Blake Fld. (FAA ID: AJZ)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest)
- Mineral County Meml. (FAA ID: C24)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ridgway), 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. |