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 National.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from National. 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 National.
Large Airports ...
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest)
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Portland Intl. (PDX/KPDX)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM/KYKM)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the east)
- Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north)
- Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Pangborn Meml. (EAT/KEAT)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Packwood Airport (FAA ID: 55S)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Pierce Co. Airport - Thun Fld. (ICAO: KPLU)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Ranger Creek State Airport (FAA ID: 21W)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel Intl.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
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- South Lewis Co. Airport (ICAO: KTDO)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Auburn Muni. (FAA ID: S50)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
- Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Tacoma Narrows Airport (ICAO: KTIW)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tieton State Airport (FAA ID: 4S6)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east)
- Chehalis - Centralia Airport (ICAO: KCLS)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to National), 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. |