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 Yellow Jacket.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Yellow Jacket. 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 Yellow Jacket.
Large Airports ...
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the southeast)
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(270 miles [434.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(285 miles [458.7 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Telluride Rgnl. (TEX/KTEX)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Durango - La Plata Co. Airport (DRO/KDRO)
(59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast)
- Four Corners Rgnl. (FMN/KFMN)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Canyonlands Fld. (CNY/KCNY)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cortez - Montezuma Co. Airport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Cortez Muni. (CEZ/KCEZ)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Co. Airport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Yellow Jacket), 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. |