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 Higgins Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Higgins 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 Higgins Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the west southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Charlevoix Muni. (ICAO: KCVX)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manistee Co. Airport (MBL/KMBL)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Tri City Intl.
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Houghton Lake State Airport (FAA ID: 5Y2)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roscommon Co. Airport (ICAO: KHTL)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Grayling Army Air Fld. (ICAO: KGOV)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clare Co. Airport (FAA ID: 80D)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Higgins 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. |