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 Portland.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Portland. 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 Portland.
Large Airports ...
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the east)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the southwest)
- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City Intl.
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Oakland County Intl. (PTK/KPTK)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Run Airport (YIP/KYIP)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hiram Cure Airfield (C43/KC43)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Ionia Co. Airport (FAA ID: Y70)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Abrams Muni. (FAA ID: 4D0)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fitch H. Beach Airport (ICAO: KFPK)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Greenville Muni. (FAA ID: 6D6)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings Airport (FAA ID: 9D9)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Portland), 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. |