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 Merritt.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Merritt. 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 Merritt.
Large Airports ...
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manistee Co. Airport (MBL/KMBL)
(64 miles [103 km] to the west)
- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(69 miles [111 km] to the southeast)
- Tri City Intl.
(69 miles [111 km] to the southeast)
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- Charlevoix Muni. (ICAO: KCVX)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Houghton Lake State Airport (FAA ID: 5Y2)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roscommon Co. Airport (ICAO: KHTL)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clare Co. Airport (FAA ID: 80D)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Wexford Co. Airport (CAD/KCAD)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grayling Army Air Fld. (ICAO: KGOV)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Merritt), 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. |