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 Fort Lewis.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Fort Lewis. 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 Fort Lewis.
Large Airports ...
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the north)
- Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM/KYKM)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Orcas Island Airport (ESD/KORS)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north)
- Pangborn Meml. (EAT/KEAT)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the east)
- Bellingham Intl. (BLI/KBLI)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tacoma Narrows Airport (ICAO: KTIW)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce Co. Airport - Thun Fld. (ICAO: KPLU)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Auburn Muni. (FAA ID: S50)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Vashon Muni. (FAA ID: 2S1)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Sanderson Fld. (SHN/KSHN)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT/KPWT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Renton Muni. (ICAO: KRNT)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Chehalis - Centralia Airport (ICAO: KCLS)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Boeing Fld.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort Lewis), 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. |