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 South Ionia.

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

Large Airports ...

Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gerald R. Ford International
- From South Ionia to Gerald R. Ford International
Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the east)
- 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 South Ionia to Bishop International
Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east southeast)
- 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 South Ionia to Detroit Metropolitan - Wayne County Airport
South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest)
- Official website: https://flysbn.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SBN ICAO: KSBN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for South Bend Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Bend Regional
- From South Ionia to South Bend Regional

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

Capital City Airport (LAN/KLAN)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: www.flylansing.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: LAN ICAO: KLAN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Capital City Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Capital City Airport
- From South Ionia to Capital City Airport
Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl. (AZO/KAZO)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Official website: https://flyazo.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: AZO ICAO: KAZO
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Kalamazoo / Battle Creek Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kalamazoo / Battle Creek International
- From South Ionia to Kalamazoo / Battle Creek International
Muskegon Co. Airport (MKG/KMKG)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west northwest)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Muskegon County Airport
- From South Ionia to Muskegon County Airport
Tri City Intl.
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: www.mbsairport.org/
- Current Airport Weather for Tri City Intl.
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- MBS Intl. (MBS/KMBS)
  (63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast)
  - 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]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to MBS International
  - From South Ionia to MBS International
- Oakland County Intl. (PTK/KPTK)
  (86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast)
  - 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 South Ionia to Oakland County International
- Willow Run Airport (YIP/KYIP)
  (93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast)
  - 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 South Ionia to Willow Run Airport

General Aviation Airports ...

Ionia Co. Airport (FAA ID: Y70)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Current Airport Weather for Ionia Co. Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ionia County Airport
- From South Ionia to Ionia County Airport
Hiram Cure Airfield (C43/KC43)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: C43 ICAO: KC43
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Hiram Cure Airfield
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hiram Cure Airfield
- From South Ionia to Hiram Cure Airfield
Greenville Muni. (FAA ID: 6D6)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Greenville Muni.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenville Municipal
- From South Ionia to Greenville Municipal
Abrams Muni. (FAA ID: 4D0)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Abrams Muni.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abrams Municipal
- From South Ionia to Abrams Municipal
Continue List (4 more) ...
- Hastings Airport (FAA ID: 9D9)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Hastings Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Hastings
  - From South Ionia to Hastings
- Fitch H. Beach Airport (ICAO: KFPK)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KFPK
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Fitch H. Beach Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Fitch H. Beach Airport
  - From South Ionia to Fitch H. Beach Airport
- Gratiot Community Airport (ICAO: KAMN)
  (31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KAMN
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Gratiot Community Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Gratiot Community Airport
  - From South Ionia to Gratiot Community Airport
- Paul C. Miller - Sparta Airport (FAA ID: 8D4)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
  - Current Airport Weather for Paul C. Miller - Sparta Airport
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Paul C. Miller - Sparta Airport
  - From South Ionia to Paul C. Miller - Sparta Airport

Footnotes ...

<1>

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