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 Roots.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Roots. 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 Roots.
Large Airports ...
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the east)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Willow Run Airport (YIP/KYIP)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland County Intl. (PTK/KPTK)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Toledo Express Airport (TOL/KTOL)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west)
- Metcalf Fld. (ICAO: KTDZ)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Airport (YQG/CYQG)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east)
- Tri City Intl.
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Jackson Co. Airport (JXN/KJXN)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Jewett Fld. (ICAO: KTEW)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Cackleberry Airport (FAA ID: 2E8)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Livingston Co. Airport (ICAO: KOZW)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Fitch H. Beach Airport (ICAO: KFPK)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ann Arbor Muni. (ICAO: KARB)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Hillsdale Muni. (ICAO: KJYM)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Brooks Fld. (ICAO: KRMY)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
- Lenawee Co. Airport (ICAO: KADG)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Roots), 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. |