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 Rainbow Bend.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rainbow Bend. 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 Rainbow Bend.

Large Airports ...

• Gerald R. Ford Intl.   (GRR/KGRR)
  (91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.grr.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: GRR       ICAO: KGRR
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Gerald R. Ford Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Bishop Intl.   (FNT/KFNT)
  (99 miles [159.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.bishopairport.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: FNT       ICAO: KFNT
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Bishop Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Cherry Capital Airport   (TVC/KTVC)
  (53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://www.tvcairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: TVC       ICAO: KTVC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Cherry Capital Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• MBS Intl.   (MBS/KMBS)
  (58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Official website: www.mbsairport.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MBS       ICAO: KMBS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for MBS Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Tri City Intl.  
  (58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Official website: www.mbsairport.org/
  • Current Airport Weather for Tri City Intl.
• Manistee Co. Airport   (MBL/KMBL)
  (66 miles [106.2 km] to the west)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MBL       ICAO: KMBL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Manistee Co. Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
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  • Charlevoix Muni.   (ICAO: KCVX)
    (83 miles [133.6 km] to the north)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KCVX
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Charlevoix Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Muskegon Co. Airport   (MKG/KMKG)
    (93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Official website: https://www.co.muskegon.mi.us/160/Airport
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: MKG       ICAO: KMKG
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Muskegon Co. Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Alpena County Rgnl.   (APN/KAPN)
    (93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Official website: https://alpenaairport.com/
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: APN       ICAO: KAPN
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Alpena County Rgnl.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Clare Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 80D)
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Clare Co. Airport
• Houghton Lake State Airport   (FAA ID: 5Y2)
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Houghton Lake State Airport
• Roscommon Co. Airport   (ICAO: KHTL)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KHTL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Roscommon Co. Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Clare Muni.   (FAA ID: 48D)
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Clare Muni.
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  • Evart Muni.   (FAA ID: 9C8)
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Evart Muni.
  • Gladwin Zettel Meml.   (ICAO: KGDW)
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KGDW
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Gladwin Zettel Meml.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Wexford Co. Airport   (CAD/KCAD)
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
    • Official website: https://www.cadillac-wexfordcountyairport.com/default.htm
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: CAD       ICAO: KCAD
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Wexford Co. Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware]