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 Big Rapids.

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

Large Airports ...

Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the south)
- Official website: https://www.grr.org/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: GRR ICAO: KGRR
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Gerald R. Ford Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gerald R. Ford International
- From Big Rapids to Gerald R. Ford International
Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://www.bishopairport.org/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: FNT ICAO: KFNT
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Bishop Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bishop International
- From Big Rapids to Bishop International
Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Official website: https://www.mitchellairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKE ICAO: KMKE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Gen. Mitchell Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to General Mitchell International
- From Big Rapids to General Mitchell International
South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://flysbn.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SBN ICAO: KSBN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for South Bend Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Bend Regional
- From Big Rapids to South Bend Regional
Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the southeast)
- Official website: https://www.metroairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DTW ICAO: KDTW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Detroit Metro Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Detroit Metropolitan - Wayne County Airport
- From Big Rapids to Detroit Metropolitan - Wayne County Airport
Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(197 miles [317 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.msnairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSN ICAO: KMSN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dane County Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dane County Regional
- From Big Rapids to Dane County Regional

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

Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.co.muskegon.mi.us/160/Airport
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MKG ICAO: KMKG
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Muskegon Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Muskegon County Airport
- From Big Rapids to Muskegon County Airport
Manistee Co. Airport (MBL/KMBL)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MBL ICAO: KMBL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Manistee Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manistee County - Blacker Airport
- From Big Rapids to Manistee County - Blacker Airport
MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east)
- Official website: www.mbsairport.org/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MBS ICAO: KMBS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for MBS Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to MBS International
- From Big Rapids to MBS International
Tri City Intl.
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the east)
- Official website: www.mbsairport.org/
- Current Airport Weather for Tri City Intl.
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- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
  (72 miles [115.9 km] to the north)
  - Official website: https://www.tvcairport.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: TVC ICAO: KTVC
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Cherry Capital Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Cherry Capital Airport
  - From Big Rapids to Cherry Capital Airport
- Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
  (77 miles [123.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Official website: www.flylansing.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: LAN ICAO: KLAN
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Capital City Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Capital City Airport
  - From Big Rapids to Capital City Airport
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
  (101 miles [162.5 km] to the south)
  - Official website: https://flyazo.com/
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: AZO ICAO: KAZO
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Kalamazoo / Battle Creek International
  - From Big Rapids to Kalamazoo / Battle Creek International

General Aviation Airports ...

Roben-Hood Airport (ICAO: KRQB)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KRQB
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Roben-Hood Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roben-Hood Airport
- From Big Rapids to Roben-Hood Airport
White Cloud Airport (FAA ID: 42C)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for White Cloud Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Cloud
- From Big Rapids to White Cloud
Evart Muni. (FAA ID: 9C8)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Evart Muni.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Evart Municipal
- From Big Rapids to Evart Municipal
Lakeview Airport (FAA ID: 13C)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Lakeview Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeview Airport - Griffith Field
- From Big Rapids to Lakeview Airport - Griffith Field
Baldwin Muni. (FAA ID: 7D3)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Baldwin Muni.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baldwin Municipal
- From Big Rapids to Baldwin Municipal
Fremont Muni. (ICAO: KFFX)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KFFX
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Fremont Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fremont Municipal
- From Big Rapids to Fremont Municipal

Footnotes ...

<1>

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