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 Forbes.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Forbes. 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 Forbes.

Large Airports ...

Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.portseattle.org/sea-tac
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SEA ICAO: KSEA
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Seattle - Tacoma Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/airport.aspx
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BFI ICAO: KBFI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for King County Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.painefield.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PAE ICAO: KPAE
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Snohomish Co. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.portfridayharbor.org/airport/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: FRD ICAO: KFHR
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Friday Hbr. Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the south)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: HIO ICAO: KHIO
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Portland - Hillsboro Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Orcas Island Airport (ESD/KORS)
(110 miles [177 km] to the north)
- Official website: https://www.portoforcas.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: ESD ICAO: KORS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Orcas Island Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Bellingham Intl. (BLI/KBLI)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.portofbellingham.com/27/Airport
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: BLI ICAO: KBLI
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Bellingham Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Sanderson Fld. (SHN/KSHN)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: SHN ICAO: KSHN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Sanderson Fld.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: OLM ICAO: KOLM
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Olympia Muni.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Elma Muni. (FAA ID: 4W8)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Elma Muni.
Tacoma Narrows Airport (ICAO: KTIW)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KTIW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Tacoma Narrows Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Chehalis - Centralia Airport (ICAO: KCLS)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KCLS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Chehalis - Centralia Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Bremerton National Airport (PWT/KPWT)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PWT ICAO: KPWT
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Bremerton National Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Forbes), 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.