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 Sams.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sams. 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 Sams.

Large Airports ...

• City of Colorado Springs Muni.   (COS/KCOS)
  (182 miles [292.9 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://coloradosprings.gov/flycos/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: COS       ICAO: KCOS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for City of Colorado Springs Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Denver Intl.   (DEN/KDEN)
  (214 miles [344.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flydenver.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DEN       ICAO: KDEN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Denver Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Albuquerque Intl.   (ABQ/KABQ)
  (224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://abqsunport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ABQ       ICAO: KABQ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Albuquerque Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Salt Lake City Intl.   (SLC/KSLC)
  (283 miles [455.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://www.slcairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SLC       ICAO: KSLC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Salt Lake City Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Telluride Rgnl.   (TEX/KTEX)
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://tellurideairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: TEX       ICAO: KTEX
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Telluride Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Montrose Rgnl.   (MTJ/KMTJ)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.montroseairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MTJ       ICAO: KMTJ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Montrose Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Montrose Co. Airport  
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.montroseairport.com/
  • Current Airport Weather for Montrose Co. Airport
• Hopkins - Montrose Co. Airport  
  (33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Hopkins - Montrose Co. Airport
• Hopkins Fld.   (FAA ID: AIB)
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the west northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Hopkins Fld.
• Blake Fld.   (FAA ID: AJZ)
  (47 miles [75.6 km] to the north)
  • Current Airport Weather for Blake Fld.
• Mineral County Meml.   (FAA ID: C24)
  (59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Mineral County Meml.