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 Yelm.

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

Large Airports ...

Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seattle - Tacoma International
- From Yelm to Seattle - Tacoma International
King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the north 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to King County International
- From Yelm to King County International

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

Snohomish Co. Airport (PAE/KPAE)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the north 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snohomish County Airport
- From Yelm to Snohomish County Airport
Portland - Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO)
(98 miles [157.7 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Portland - Hillsboro Airport
- From Yelm to Portland - Hillsboro Airport
Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM/KYKM)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://flyykm.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YKM ICAO: KYKM
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Yakima Air Terminal Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
- From Yelm to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
Friday Hbr. Airport (FRD/KFHR)
(110 miles [177 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Friday Harbor
- From Yelm to Friday Harbor
Pangborn Meml. (EAT/KEAT)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flywenatchee.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: EAT ICAO: KEAT
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Pangborn Meml.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pangborn Memorial
- From Yelm to Pangborn Memorial

General Aviation Airports ...

Olympia Muni. (OLM/KOLM)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olympia Municipal
- From Yelm to Olympia Municipal
Pierce Co. Airport - Thun Fld. (ICAO: KPLU)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KPLU
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Pierce Co. Airport - Thun Fld.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
- From Yelm to Pierce County Airport - Thun Field
Tacoma Narrows Airport (ICAO: KTIW)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tacoma Narrows Airport
- From Yelm to Tacoma Narrows Airport
Chehalis - Centralia Airport (ICAO: KCLS)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chehalis - Centralia Airport
- From Yelm to Chehalis - Centralia Airport
Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ethel Intl.
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Current Airport Weather for Ethel Intl.
- Auburn Muni. (FAA ID: S50)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast)
  - Official website: https://auburnmunicipalairport.com/
  - Current Airport Weather for Auburn Muni.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Auburn Municipal
  - From Yelm to Auburn Municipal
- Sanderson Fld. (SHN/KSHN)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
  - 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]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Sanderson Field
  - From Yelm to Sanderson Field
- South Lewis Co. Airport (ICAO: KTDO)
  (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KTDO
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for South Lewis Co. Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to South Lewis County Airport
  - From Yelm to South Lewis County Airport
- Vashon Muni. (FAA ID: 2S1)
  (36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)
  - Current Airport Weather for Vashon Muni.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Vashon Municipal
  - From Yelm to Vashon Municipal

Footnotes ...

<1>

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