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 West Thumb.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from West Thumb. 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 West Thumb.
Large Airports ...
- Billings Logan Intl. (BIL/KBIL)
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(260 miles [418.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Boise Air Terminal (BOI/KBOI)
(286 miles [460.3 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Jackson Hole Airport (JAC/KJAC)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the south)
- Yellowstone Rgnl. (COD/KCOD)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
- Idaho Falls Rgnl. (IDA/KIDA)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin Fld. (BZN/KBZN)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS/KWYS)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner Airport (FAA ID: 29S)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the north)
- Driggs Teton Peaks Muni.
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Driggs - Reed Meml. (ICAO: KDIJ)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Thumb), 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. |