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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 Acton.

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

Large Airports ...

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

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Minute Man Air Fld.   (FAA ID: 6B6)
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west southwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 42.461161, -71.518679<10>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Minute Man Air Field
    • Current Airport Weather for Minute Man Air Fld.
  • Marlboro Airport   (FAA ID: 9B1)
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 42.343167, -71.509000<11>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Marlboro Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Marlboro Airport
  • Fitchburg Muni.   (ICAO: KFIT)
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest)
  • Sterling Airport   (FAA ID: 3B3)
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 42.425917, -71.792861<13>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Sterling Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Sterling Airport
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Boire Fld.   (ASH/KASH)
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence Muni.   (ICAO: KLWM)
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan Intl.  
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
      • GPS Coordinates: 42.364264, -71.004494<16>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Logan Intl.
    • Hopedale Airport   (FAA ID: 1B6)
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • GPS Coordinates: 42.106486, -71.510090<17>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Hopedale Airport
    • Beverly Muni.   (ICAO: KBVY)
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Acton), 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>GPS Coordinates for Logan International Airport:      Decimal: 42.36297, -71.006417      DDMMSS: 42° 21' 46", -71° 0' 23"
<3>GPS Coordinates for Manchester-Grenier Industrial Airpark:      Decimal: 42.93280, -71.435739      DDMMSS: 42° 55' 58", -71° 26' 8"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Theodore Francis Green State Airport:      Decimal: 41.72399, -71.428221      DDMMSS: 41° 43' 26", -71° 25' 41"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Bradley International Airport:      Decimal: 41.93888, -72.683222      DDMMSS: 41° 56' 19", -72° 40' 59"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Laurence G Hanscom Field:      Decimal: 42.46995, -71.289030      DDMMSS: 42° 28' 11", -71° 17' 20"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Norwood Memorial Airport:      Decimal: 42.19052, -71.172944      DDMMSS: 42° 11' 25", -71° 10' 22"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Worcester Regional Airport:      Decimal: 42.26733, -71.875709      DDMMSS: 42° 16' 2", -71° 52' 32"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Orange Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 42.57012, -72.288610      DDMMSS: 42° 34' 12", -72° 17' 18"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Minute Man Air Field:      Decimal: 42.46116, -71.518679      DDMMSS: 42° 27' 40", -71° 31' 7"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Marlboro Airport:      Decimal: 42.34316, -71.509000      DDMMSS: 42° 20' 35", -71° 30' 32"
<12>GPS Coordinates for Fitchburg Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 42.55411, -71.758972      DDMMSS: 42° 33' 14", -71° 45' 32"
<13>GPS Coordinates for Sterling Airport:      Decimal: 42.42591, -71.792861      DDMMSS: 42° 25' 33", -71° 47' 34"
<14>GPS Coordinates for Boire Field:      Decimal: 42.78175, -71.514778      DDMMSS: 42° 46' 54", -71° 30' 53"
<15>GPS Coordinates for Lawrence Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 42.71719, -71.123417      DDMMSS: 42° 43' 1", -71° 7' 24"
<16>GPS Coordinates for General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport:      Decimal: 42.36426, -71.004494      DDMMSS: 42° 21' 51", -71° 0' 16"
<17>GPS Coordinates for Hopedale Industrial Park Airport:      Decimal: 42.10648, -71.510090      DDMMSS: 42° 6' 23", -71° 30' 36"
<18>GPS Coordinates for Beverly Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 42.58414, -70.916144      DDMMSS: 42° 35' 2", -70° 54' 58"