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 Ellington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ellington. 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 Ellington.
Large Airports ...
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the south)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
- Tri City Intl.
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland County Intl. (PTK/KPTK)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south)
- Sarnia / Chris Hadfield Airport (YZR/CYZR)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Caro Muni.
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola Area Airport (ICAO: KCFS)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlette Airport (FAA ID: 77G)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County Meml. (ICAO: KBAX)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Sandusky City Airport (FAA ID: Y83)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Saginaw Co. Airport (ICAO: KHYX)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- James Clements Muni. (FAA ID: 3CM)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ellington), 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. |