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 Alger.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Alger. 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 Alger.
Large Airports ...
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(110 miles [177 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south)
- Tri City Intl.
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the south)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- West Branch Community Airport (FAA ID: Y31)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Gladwin Zettel Meml. (ICAO: KGDW)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Roscommon Co. Airport (ICAO: KHTL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Jack Barstow Airport (FAA ID: IKW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Clare Co. Airport (FAA ID: 80D)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- Clare Muni. (FAA ID: 48D)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Iosco Co. Airport (FAA ID: 6D9)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Houghton Lake State Airport (FAA ID: 5Y2)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Oscoda Co. Airport (FAA ID: 51M)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Alger), 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. |