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 Charles.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Charles. 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 Charles.
Large Airports ...
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(215 miles [346 km] to the south southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the south southwest)
- North Bay Airport (YYB/CYYB)
(252 miles [405.6 km] to the east)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(255 miles [410.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(264 miles [424.9 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(270 miles [434.5 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Mackinac Co. Airport (FAA ID: 83D)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Chippewa County Intl. (CIU/KCIU)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south)
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM/CYAM)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Mackinac Island Airport (ICAO: KMCD)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Bois Blanc Airport (FAA ID: 6Y1)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- MacKinaw City Muni.
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cheboygan City - Co. Airport (ICAO: KSLH)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Sault Ste. Marie Muni. (ICAO: KANJ)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Charles), 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. |