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 Bristol.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bristol. 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 Bristol.
Large Airports ...
- Bradley Intl. (BDL/KBDL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP/KISP)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south)
- La Guardia Airport (LGA/KLGA)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest)
- Theodore Francis Green Airport (PVD/KPVD)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east)
- John F. Kennedy Intl. (JFK/KJFK)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Albany Intl. (ALB/KALB)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF/KCEF)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast)
- Westchester Co. Airport (HPN/KHPN)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Intl. (SWF/KSWF)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west)
- East Hampton Airport (ICAO: KHTO)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Worcester Rgnl. (ORH/KORH)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Muni. (ICAO: KORE)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast)
- Republic Airport (FRG/KFRG)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Laurence G Hanscom Fld. (BED/KBED)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Robertson Fld. (FAA ID: 4B8)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meriden Markham Muni. (ICAO: KMMK)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Hartford - Brainard Airport (HFD/KHFD)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Waterbury - Oxford Airport (ICAO: KOXC)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Simsbury Airport (FAA ID: 4B9)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Tweed - New Haven Airport (HVN/KHVN)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goodspeed Airport (FAA ID: 42B)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Chester Airport (SNC/KSNC)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington Airport (FAA ID: 7B9)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bristol: www.ci.bristol.ct.us/
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bristol), 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. |