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 Rainbow.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rainbow. 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 Rainbow.
Large Airports ...
- Bradley Intl. (BDL/KBDL)
- Theodore Francis Green Airport (PVD/KPVD)
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP/KISP)
- Albany Intl. (ALB/KALB)
- Logan Intl. (BOS/KBOS)
- La Guardia Airport (LGA/KLGA)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF/KCEF)
- Worcester Rgnl. (ORH/KORH)
- Orange Muni. (ICAO: KORE)
- East Hampton Airport (ICAO: KHTO)
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- Stewart Intl. (SWF/KSWF)
- Westchester Co. Airport (HPN/KHPN)
- Norwood Meml. (ICAO: KOWD)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Simsbury Airport (FAA ID: 4B9)
- Simsbury Airport lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> miles to the west of Rainbow.
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- Hartford - Brainard Airport (HFD/KHFD)
- Ellington Airport (FAA ID: 7B9)
- Ellington Airport lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> miles to the east of Rainbow.
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- Barnes Muni. (ICAO: KBAF)
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- Robertson Fld. (FAA ID: 4B8)
- Robertson Field lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> miles to the south southwest of Rainbow.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Robertson Field
- Windham Airport (ICAO: KIJD)
- Metro Airport (FAA ID: 13MA)
- Metropolitan Airport lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> miles to the northeast of Rainbow.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Metropolitan Airport
- Northampton Airport (FAA ID: 7B2)
- Northampton Airport lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> miles to the north of Rainbow.
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- Meriden Markham Muni. (ICAO: KMMK)
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rainbow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rainbow), 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rainbow) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rainbow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9182, Longitude: -72.6926 In this case, the coordinates for Rainbow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |