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 Ames.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ames. 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 Ames.
Large Airports ...
- Albany Intl. (ALB/KALB)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
- Syracuse Hancock Intl. (SYR/KSYR)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Bradley Intl. (BDL/KBDL)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Griffiss Airfield (ICAO: KRME)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM/KBGM)
(82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest)
- Stewart Intl. (SWF/KSWF)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Rutland Southern Vermont Rgnl. (RUT/KRUT)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Watertown Intl. (ART/KART)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adirondack Rgnl. (SLK/KSLK)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north)
- Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF/KCEF)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Orange Muni. (ICAO: KORE)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fulton Co. Airport (FAA ID: NY0)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg Airport (FAA ID: 4B1)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Oneonta Muni. (ONE/KN66)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort - Highland Airport (FAA ID: 6B4)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Schenectady Co. Airport (ICAO: KSCH)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
- Tri County Airways Airport (FAA ID: NY53)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west)
- Saratoga Co. Airport (FAA ID: 5B2)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Freehold Airport (FAA ID: 1I5)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piseco Airport (FAA ID: K09)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north)
- Utica Muni.
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest)
- South Albany Airport (FAA ID: 4B0)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ames), 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. |