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 Nelson.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Nelson. 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 Nelson.

Large Airports ...

Spokane Intl. (GEG/KGEG)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://spokaneairports.net/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: GEG ICAO: KGEG
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Spokane Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Kelowna Intl. (YLW/CYLW)
(218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest)
- Official website: https://ylw.kelowna.ca/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YLW ICAO: CYLW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
Boise Air Terminal (BOI/KBOI)
(282 miles [453.8 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.cityofboise.org/departments/airport/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BOI ICAO: KBOI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Boise Air Terminal
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(289 miles [465.1 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/airport.aspx
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BFI ICAO: KBFI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for King County Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(290 miles [466.7 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.portseattle.org/sea-tac
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SEA ICAO: KSEA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Seattle - Tacoma Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE/KCOE)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: COE ICAO: KCOE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Coeur d'Alene Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Pullman / Moscow Rgnl. (PUW/KPUW)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: www.flypuw.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PUW ICAO: KPUW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Pullman / Moscow Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Kalispell City Airport (FAA ID: S27)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Kalispell City Airport
Glacier Park Intl. (FCA/KGPI)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://iflyglacier.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: FCA ICAO: KGPI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Glacier Park Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Lewiston Airport (LWS/KLWS)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://www.golws.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: LWS ICAO: KLWS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lewiston Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Missoula Intl. (MSO/KMSO)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://flymissoula.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSO ICAO: KMSO
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Missoula Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Shoshone Co. Airport (FAA ID: S83)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Shoshone Co. Airport
St. Maries Muni. (FAA ID: S72)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for St. Maries Muni.
Thompson Falls Airport (FAA ID: THM)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east)
- Current Airport Weather for Thompson Falls Airport
SandPt. Airport (ICAO: KSZT)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KSZT
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for SandPt. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Continue List (4 more) ...
- Libby Airport (FAA ID: S59)
  (51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Libby Airport
- Priest River Muni. (FAA ID: 1S6)
  (53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Priest River Muni.
- Plains Airport (FAA ID: S34)
  (56 miles [90.1 km] to the east southeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Plains Airport
- Felts Fld. (ICAO: KSFF)
  (57 miles [91.7 km] to the west)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KSFF
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Felts Fld.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Nelson), 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.