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 Elliot Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Elliot Lake. 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 Elliot Lake.
Large Airports ...
- North Bay Airport (YYB/CYYB)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the east)
- Lester B. Pearson Intl. (YYZ/CYYZ)
(238 miles [383 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(242 miles [389.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Toronto City Airport (YTZ/CYTZ)
(248 miles [399.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(279 miles [449 km] to the south southwest)
- Detroit Metro Airport (DTW/KDTW)
(290 miles [466.7 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Chippewa County Intl. (CIU/KCIU)
(87 miles [140 km] to the west)
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM/CYAM)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the west)
- Greater Sudbury Airport (YSB/CYSB)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east)
- Alpena County Rgnl. (APN/KAPN)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Mackinac Co. Airport (FAA ID: 83D)
(105 miles [169 km] to the west southwest)
- Pellston Rgnl. (PLN/KPLN)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Elliot Lake Muni. (YEL/CYEL)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Gore Bay - Manitoulin Airport (YZE/CYZE)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalon Muni. (FAA ID: CPL5)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west)
- Manitoulin East Muni. (YEM/CYEM)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drummond Island Airport (ICAO: KDRM)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Elliot Lake), 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. |