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 Rock Springs.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rock Springs. 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 Rock Springs.
Large Airports ...
- Albuquerque Intl. (ABQ/KABQ)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Phoenix Sky Hbr. Intl. (PHX/KPHX)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucson Intl. (TUS/KTUS)
(269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southwest)
- El Paso Intl. (ELP/KELP)
(297 miles [478 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gallup Muni. (GUP/KGUP)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Four Corners Rgnl. (FMN/KFMN)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Show Low Rgnl. (SOW/KSOW)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Window Rock Airport (ICAO: KRQE)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Black Rock Airport (ICAO: KZUN)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south)
- CrownPt. Airport (FAA ID: 0E8)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Ganado Airport (FAA ID: 85V)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
- Chinle Muni. (FAA ID: E91)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rock Springs), 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. |