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 Index.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Index. 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 Index.
Large Airports ...
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- Pangborn Meml. (EAT/KEAT)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east southeast)
- Bellingham Intl. (BLI/KBLI)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Orcas Island Airport (ESD/KORS)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotsford Intl. (YXX/CYXX)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM/KYKM)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Skykomish State Airport (FAA ID: S88)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey Fld. (FAA ID: S43)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Bandera State Airport (FAA ID: 4W0)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Darrington Muni. (FAA ID: 1S2)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Arlington Muni. (ICAO: KAWO)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renton Muni. (ICAO: KRNT)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wenatchee State Airport (FAA ID: 27W)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the east)
- Boeing Fld.
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Easton State Airport (FAA ID: ESW)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Whidbey Air Park Airport (FAA ID: W10)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Index), 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. |