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 Rochester.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rochester. 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 Rochester.
Large Airports ...
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast)
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Intl. (PDX/KPDX)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the south)
- Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Chehalis - Centralia Airport (ICAO: KCLS)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elma Muni. (FAA ID: 4W8)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Lewis Co. Airport (ICAO: KTDO)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Ethel Intl.
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanderson Fld. (SHN/KSHN)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rochester), 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. |