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 Ann Arbor.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ann Arbor. 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 Ann Arbor.
Large Airports ...
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willow Run Airport (YIP/KYIP)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Oakland County Intl. (PTK/KPTK)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Windsor Airport (YQG/CYQG)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
- Toledo Express Airport (TOL/KTOL)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the south)
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- Metcalf Fld. (ICAO: KTDZ)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffing Sandusky Airport (FAA ID: SKY)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ann Arbor Muni. (ICAO: KARB)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cackleberry Airport (FAA ID: 2E8)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Canton - Plymouth Airport (FAA ID: 1D2)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Oakland Southwest Airport (FAA ID: Y47)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Livingston Co. Airport (ICAO: KOZW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Custer Airport (ICAO: KTTF)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ann Arbor), 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. |