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 Central Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Central Lake. 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 Central Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(151 miles [243 km] to the south)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the west)
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- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(238 miles [383 km] to the south southwest)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(242 miles [389.5 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charlevoix Muni. (ICAO: KCVX)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Antrim Co. Airport (ICAO: KACB)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Mancelona Muni. (FAA ID: D90)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyne City Muni. (FAA ID: N98)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord Rgnl. (ICAO: KGLR)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otsego Co. Airport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hbr. Springs Airport (ICAO: KMGN)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Central Lake), 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. |