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 Shafter.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Shafter. 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 Shafter.
Large Airports ...
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(128 miles [206 km] to the east)
- Boise Air Terminal (BOI/KBOI)
(208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Reno / Tahoe Intl. (RNO/KRNO)
(296 miles [476.4 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Wendover Airport (ICAO: KENV)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Elko Rgnl. (EKO/KEKO)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the west)
- Ely Airport (ELY/KELY)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Magic Valley Rgnl. (TWF/KTWF)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Wells Muni. (LWL/KLWL)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shafter), 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. |