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 Athens.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Athens. 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 Athens.
Large Airports ...
- Macdonald - Cartier Intl. (YOW/CYOW)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Syracuse Hancock Intl. (SYR/KSYR)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the south)
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. (YUL/CYUL)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Greater Rochester Intl. (ROC/KROC)
(134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington Intl. (BTV/KBTV)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the east)
- Albany Intl. (ALB/KALB)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Ogdensburg Intl. (OGS/KOGS)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kingston Airport (YGK/CYGK)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watertown Intl. (ART/KART)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
- Massena Intl. (MSS/KMSS)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Gatineau - Ottawa Exec. (YND/CYND)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast)
- Adirondack Rgnl. (SLK/KSLK)
(87 miles [140 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Brockville Rgnl. (IATA: XBR)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gananoque Airport (FAA ID: CNN8)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Falls - Montague Airport (YSH/CYSH)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westport - Rideau Lakes Airport (FAA ID: CRL2)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Athens), 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. |