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 Valentine.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Valentine. 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 Valentine.
Large Airports ...
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the west)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(126 miles [202.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Fort Wayne Intl. (FWA/KFWA)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
- Van Wert Co. Airport (FAA ID: VNW)
(64 miles [103 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo Express Airport (TOL/KTOL)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the east)
- Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Kendallville Muni. (FAA ID: C62)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirsch Muni. (ICAO: KIRS)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tri-State Steuben Co. Airport (FAA ID: ANQ)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Goshen Muni. (ICAO: KGSH)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- De Kalb Co. Airport (ICAO: KGWB)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrold (FAA ID: B25)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Three Rivers Muni. (ICAO: KHAI)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Branch County Meml. (ICAO: KOEB)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nappanee Muni. (FAA ID: C03)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Warsaw Muni. (ICAO: KASW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhart Muni. (ICAO: KEKM)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Valentine), 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. |