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 Rochester.

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

Large Airports ...

Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://www.metroairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DTW ICAO: KDTW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Detroit Metro Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Detroit Metropolitan - Wayne County Airport
- From Rochester to Detroit Metropolitan - Wayne County Airport
Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west northwest)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bishop International
- From Rochester to Bishop International

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

Oakland County Intl. (PTK/KPTK)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.oakgov.com/aviation/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PTK ICAO: KPTK
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Oakland County Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakland County International
- From Rochester to Oakland County International
Windsor Airport (YQG/CYQG)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: www.yqg.ca/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YQG ICAO: CYQG
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
Willow Run Airport (YIP/KYIP)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://www.willowrunairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YIP ICAO: KYIP
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Willow Run Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow Run Airport
- From Rochester to Willow Run Airport
Sarnia / Chris Hadfield Airport (YZR/CYZR)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.sarniaairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YZR ICAO: CYZR
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]

General Aviation Airports ...

Oakland / Troy Airport (VLL/KVLL)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: VLL ICAO: KVLL
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Oakland / Troy Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakland / Troy Airport
- From Rochester to Oakland / Troy Airport
Romeo State Airport (FAA ID: D98)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Romeo State Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Romeo State
- From Rochester to Romeo State
Ray Community Airport (FAA ID: 57D)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Ray Community Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ray Community Airport
- From Rochester to Ray Community Airport
Coleman A. Young Muni. (ICAO: KDET)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KDET
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Coleman A. Young Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coleman A. Young Municipal
- From Rochester to Coleman A. Young Municipal
Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sharpe's Strip (FAA ID: 2E2)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Sharpe's Strip
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Sharpe's Strip
  - From Rochester to Sharpe's Strip
- Oakland Southwest Airport (FAA ID: Y47)
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Oakland Southwest Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Oakland Southwest
  - From Rochester to Oakland Southwest
- Dupont - Lapeer Airport (FAA ID: D95)
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Dupont - Lapeer Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Dupont - Lapeer Airport
  - From Rochester to Dupont - Lapeer Airport
- Canton - Plymouth Airport (FAA ID: 1D2)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Canton - Plymouth Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Canton - Plymouth - Mettetal Airport
  - From Rochester to Canton - Plymouth - Mettetal Airport

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rochester), 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.