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 Michelson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Michelson. 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 Michelson.
Large Airports ...
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the west southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlevoix Muni. (ICAO: KCVX)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Tri City Intl.
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southeast)
- Manistee Co. Airport (MBL/KMBL)
(69 miles [111 km] to the west)
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- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southeast)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(82 miles [132 km] to the north)
- Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Houghton Lake State Airport (FAA ID: 5Y2)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roscommon Co. Airport (ICAO: KHTL)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grayling Army Air Fld. (ICAO: KGOV)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Clare Co. Airport (FAA ID: 80D)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Michelson), 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. |