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 Blind River.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Blind River. 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 Blind River.
Large Airports ...
- North Bay Airport (YYB/CYYB)
(169 miles [272 km] to the east)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(225 miles [362.1 km] to the south)
- Lester B. Pearson Intl. (YYZ/CYYZ)
(237 miles [381.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto City Airport (YTZ/CYTZ)
(247 miles [397.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(260 miles [418.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(275 miles [442.6 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chippewa County Intl. (CIU/KCIU)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the west)
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM/CYAM)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Mackinac Co. Airport (FAA ID: 83D)
(87 miles [140 km] to the west southwest)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Sudbury Airport (YSB/CYSB)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Elliot Lake Muni. (YEL/CYEL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Gore Bay - Manitoulin Airport (YZE/CYZE)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalon Muni. (FAA ID: CPL5)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Drummond Island Airport (ICAO: KDRM)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blind River), 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. |