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 Vernal.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Vernal. 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 Vernal.
Large Airports ...
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the east)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(197 miles [317 km] to the east northeast)
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(241 miles [387.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(276 miles [444.2 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Junction Rgnl. (GJT/KGJT)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Montrose Co. Airport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Blake Fld. (FAA ID: AJZ)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Hopkins - Montrose Co. Airport
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Hopkins Fld. (FAA ID: AIB)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Vernal), 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. |