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 Sierra.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Sierra. 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 Sierra.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the north)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Pueblo Meml. (PUB/KPUB)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Spanish Peaks Airfield (FAA ID: 4V1)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast)
- San Luis Valley Rgnl. (ALS/KALS)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- Silver West Airport (FAA ID: C08)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Muni. (FAA ID: MVI)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west)
- Questa Muni. (FAA ID: N24)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Perry Stokes Airport (TAD/KTAD)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sierra), 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. |