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 American City.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from American City. 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 American City.
Large Airports ...
- Reno / Tahoe Intl. (RNO/KRNO)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Sacramento Intl. (SMF/KSMF)
(110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest)
- Fresno Yosemite Intl. (FAT/KFAT)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the south)
- Metro Oakland Intl. (OAK/KOAK)
(174 miles [280 km] to the southwest)
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. (SJC/KSJC)
(180 miles [289.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Francisco Intl. (SFO/KSFO)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Sacramento Mather Airport (ICAO: KMHR)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Sacramento Exec. (SAC/KSAC)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Carson Airport (CSN/KCXP)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Intl.
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Douglas Co. Airport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Minden - Tahoe Airport (FAA ID: MEV)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest)
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- Silver Springs Airport (ICAO: KSPZ)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Truckee - Tahoe Airport (ICAO: KTRK)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reno - Stead Airport (FAA ID: RTS)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL/KTVL)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yerington Muni. (FAA ID: O43)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to American City), 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. |