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 Stapleton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Stapleton. 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 Stapleton.
Large Airports ...
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(197 miles [317 km] to the south southeast)
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(258 miles [415.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(297 miles [478 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northeast)
- Durango - La Plata Co. Airport (DRO/KDRO)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners Rgnl. (FMN/KFMN)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Co. Airport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez - Montezuma Co. Airport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez Muni. (CEZ/KCEZ)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Air Park (FAA ID: 00C)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Stapleton), 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. |