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 Washington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Washington. 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 Washington.
Large Airports ...
- Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/KCWA)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Gerald R. Ford Intl. (GRR/KGRR)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(230 miles [370.1 km] to the southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Delta Co. Airport (ESC/KESC)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest)
- Ford Airport (ICAO: KIMT)
(64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest)
- Sawyer Intl. (MQT/KSAW)
(69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest)
- Iron Co. Airport (FAA ID: 50D)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC/KTVC)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlevoix Muni. (ICAO: KCVX)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east)
- Manistee Co. Airport (MBL/KMBL)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Washington Island Airport (FAA ID: 2P2)
(Less than 2 miles to the south southeast)
- Ephraim - Fish Creek Airport (FAA ID: 3D2)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Menominee Airport (ICAO: KMNM)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Washington), 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. |