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 Denver.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Denver. 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 Denver.
Large Airports ...
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Pittsburgh Intl. (PIT/KPIT)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- North Central WV Airport (CKB/KCKB)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Arnold Palmer Rgnl. (LBE/KLBE)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast)
- Allegheny Co. Airport (AGC/KAGC)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north)
- Greater Pittsburgh Intl.
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Johnstown - Cambria Co. Airport (JST/KJST)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Philippi / Barbour County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 79D)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont Muni. (FAA ID: 4G7)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Garrett Co. Airport (ICAO: K2G4)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Elkins - Randolph Co. Airport (EKN/KEKN)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Upshur County Rgnl. (ICAO: KW22)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhannon Airport
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Co. Airport (FAA ID: WAY)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Connellsville Airport (ICAO: KVVS)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Denver), 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. |