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 Sunfish Lake.

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

Large Airports ...

Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. (MSP/KMSP)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://www.mspairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MSP ICAO: KMSP
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Rochester Intl. (RST/KRST)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Official website: https://flyrst.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: RST ICAO: KRST
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Rochester Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

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

La Crosse Muni. (LSE/KLSE)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: LSE ICAO: KLSE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for La Crosse Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Brainerd Lakes Rgnl. (BRD/KBRD)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Official website: https://brainerdairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BRD ICAO: KBRD
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Brainerd Lakes Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Mason City Muni. (MCW/KMCW)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the south)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MCW ICAO: KMCW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Mason City Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

South St. Paul Muni. (ICAO: KSGS)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: www.flemingfield.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KSGS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for South St. Paul Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP/KSTP)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: STP ICAO: KSTP
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for St. Paul Downtown Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Lake Elmo Airport (ICAO: K21D)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: K21D
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Lake Elmo Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Airlake Airport (ICAO: KLVN)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KLVN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Airlake Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
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- Crystal Airport (MIC/KMIC)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: MIC ICAO: KMIC
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Crystal Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Flying Cloud Airport (FCM/KFCM)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - IATA: FCM ICAO: KFCM
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Flying Cloud Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Anoka County - Blaine Airport (ICAO: KANE)
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KANE
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Anoka County - Blaine Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

Footnotes ...

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