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 Boston Harbor.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Boston Harbor. 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 Boston Harbor.
Large Airports ...
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north)
- Orcas Island Airport (ESD/KORS)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the north)
- Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(110 miles [177 km] to the south)
- Bellingham Intl. (BLI/KBLI)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north)
- Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM/KYKM)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sanderson Fld. (SHN/KSHN)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Tacoma Narrows Airport (ICAO: KTIW)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT/KPWT)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
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- Elma Muni. (FAA ID: 4W8)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Pierce Co. Airport - Thun Fld. (ICAO: KPLU)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vashon Muni. (FAA ID: 2S1)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chehalis - Centralia Airport (ICAO: KCLS)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Boston Harbor), 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. |