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 Electron.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Electron. 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 Electron.
Large Airports ...
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north)
- Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM/KYKM)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Pangborn Meml. (EAT/KEAT)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pierce Co. Airport - Thun Fld. (ICAO: KPLU)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Auburn Muni. (FAA ID: S50)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tacoma Narrows Airport (ICAO: KTIW)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger Creek State Airport (FAA ID: 21W)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
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- Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- Renton Muni. (ICAO: KRNT)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Vashon Muni. (FAA ID: 2S1)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Packwood Airport (FAA ID: 55S)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boeing Fld.
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
- Ethel Intl.
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandera State Airport (FAA ID: 4W0)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Electron), 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. |