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 Downer.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Downer. 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 Downer.
Large Airports ...
- Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnipeg Intl. (YWG/CYWG)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the north)
- Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(275 miles [442.6 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Hector Intl. (FAR/KFAR)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Forks Intl. (GFK/KGFK)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Bemidji Rgnl. (BJI/KBJI)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thief River Falls Rgnl. (TVF/KTVF)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown Rgnl. (JMS/KJMS)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Lakes Rgnl. (BRD/KBRD)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Barnesville Muni. (FAA ID: 9MN3)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Moorhead Muni. (ICAO: KJKJ)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley Muni. (FAA ID: 04Y)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Rapids Muni. (FAA ID: 47Y)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- West Fargo Muni. (FAA ID: D54)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Hamry Fld. (FAA ID: K74)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Detroit Lakes Airport (ICAO: KDTL)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Downer), 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. |