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 Manhattan.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Manhattan. 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 Manhattan.
Large Airports ...
- University Park Airport (SCE/KUNV)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest)
- Greater Rochester Intl. (ROC/KROC)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo - Niagara Intl. (BUF/KBUF)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg Intl. (MDT/KMDT)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Syracuse Hancock Intl. (SYR/KSYR)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Elmira - Corning Rgnl. (ELM/KELM)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Rgnl. (IPT/KIPT)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Rgnl. (BFD/KBFD)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the west)
- Dubois Rgnl. (DUJ/KDUJ)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM/KBGM)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Jamestown Airport (JHW/KJHW)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Wellsboro Johnston Airport (FAA ID: N38)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Canyon State Airport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Manhattan), 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. |