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 Waters.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Waters. 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 Waters.
Large Airports ...
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(233 miles [375 km] to the south southwest)
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(243 miles [391.1 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charlevoix Muni. (ICAO: KCVX)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Mackinac Co. Airport (FAA ID: 83D)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north)
- Manistee Co. Airport (MBL/KMBL)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Otsego Co. Airport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gaylord Rgnl. (ICAO: KGLR)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grayling Army Air Fld. (ICAO: KGOV)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mancelona Muni. (FAA ID: D90)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Antrim Co. Airport (ICAO: KACB)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Boyne City Muni. (FAA ID: N98)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Atlanta Muni. (FAA ID: Y93)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Waters), 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. |