How Do I Get There: The Best Airports Near Every National Park
The turquoise lakes around Glacier National Park signal you’re near your destination
Our National Parks represent a collection of some of the most beautiful places in America. Unfortunately, for many of us, getting to these often remote areas can be difficult or next to impossible (Hello Gates of the Arctic National Park!).
Here, we will give you the closest and most practical airports to fly into so you can visit some of the most popular National Parks in America! As a note, the closest airport identifies the one nearest to the park, but the most practical airport would be the airport that offers the most flights, typically best pricing, and most convenient for travelers coming from anywhere in the world.
Acadia National Park, Maine
Closest airport: Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport
Distance to park: 15 min
Most practical airport: Bangor International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 10 min
Arches National Park, Utah
Closest airport: Canyonlands Field Airport
Distance to park: 15 min
Most practical airport: Salt Lake City International Airport (or Grand Junction Regional Airport)
Distance to park: 3 hr 45 min (1 hr 10 min from GJR)
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Closest airport: Rapid City Regional Airport
Distance to park: 55 min
Most practical airport: Denver International Airport
Distance to park: 5 hr 45 min
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Closest airport: Midland International Air and Spaceport
Distance to park: 3 hr
Most practical airport: El Paso International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr 25 min
Biscayne National Park, Florida
Closest airport: Miami International Airport
Distance to park: 45 min
Most practical airport: Miami International Airport
Distance to park: 45 min
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Closest airport: Montrose Regional Airport
Distance to park: 20 min
Most practical airport: Montrose Regional Airport
Distance to park: 20 min
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Closest airport: Cedar City Regional Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 35 min
Most practical airport: Harry Reid International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr 15 min
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Closest airport: Canyonlands Field Airport
Distance to park: 15 min
Most practical airport: Salt Lake City International Airport (or Grand Junction Regional Airport)
Distance to park: 3 hr 45 min (1 hr 10 min from GJR)
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Closest airport: Grand Junction Regional Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr
Most practical airport: Salt Lake City International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 35 min
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Closest airport: Carlsbad Cavern Airpark
Distance to park: 3 min
Most practical airport: El Paso International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 15 min
Channel Islands National Park, California
Closest airport: Santa Barbara Airport
Distance to park: 45 min
Most practical airport: Los Angeles International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 10 min
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
Closest airport: Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 45 min
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Closest airport: Crater Lake Regional Airport
Distance to park: 53 min
Most practical airport: Portland International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Closest airport: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Distance to park: 25 min
Most practical airport: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Distance to park: 25 min
Death Valley National Park, California
Closest airport: Furnace Creek Airport
Distance to park: 20 min
Most practical airport: Harry Reid International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr
Denali National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: Fairbanks International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr
Most practical airport: Ted Stevens International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Closest airport: Key West International Airport
Distance to park: 12 min
Most practical airport: Miami International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 30 min
Everglades National Park, Florida
Closest airport: Miami International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Most practical airport: Miami International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: Fairbanks International Airport
Distance to park: 6 hr (to gateway town of Coldfoot)
Most practical airport: Fairbanks International Airport
Distance to park: 8 hr (to gateway town of Bettles)
Glacier National Park, Montana
Closest airport: Glacier Park International Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Glacier Park International Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: Juneau International Airport
Distance to park: - Must take cruise ship, tour boat, private boat, or plane to access park
Most practical airport: Juneau International Airport
Distance to park:-
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Closest airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 30 min
Most practical airport: Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 30 min
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Closest airport: Jackson Hole Airport
Distance to park: 7 min
Most practical airport: Salt Lake City International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr 45 min
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Closest airport: Cedar City Regional Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 20 min
Most practical airport: Salt Lake City International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 40 min
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Closest airport: San Luis Valley Regional Airport
Distance to park: 35 min
Most practical airport: Denver International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 35 min
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina
Closest airport: McGee-Tyson Airport
Distance to park: 35 min
Most practical airport: McGee-Tyson Airport
Distance to park: 35 min
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Closest airport: Carlsbad Cavern Airpark
Distance to park: 3 min
Most practical airport: El Paso International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 15 min
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
Closest airport: Kahului Airport
Distance to park: 54 min
Most practical airport: Kahuluil Airport
Distance to park: 54 min
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Closest airport: Hilo Airport
Distance to park: 39 min
Most practical airport: Kona International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Closest airport: Hot Springs Memorial Airfield
Distance to park: 7 min
Most practical airport: Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
Distance to park: 50 min
Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
Closest airport: South Bend International Airport
Distance to park: 44 min
Most practical airport: Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Closest airport: Thunder Bay Airport
Distance to park: 51 min, plus ferry ride
Most practical airport: Duluth International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 50 min, plus ferry ride
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Closest airport: Twentynine Palms Airport
Distance to park: 12 min
Most practical airport: Los Angeles International Airport/ Harry Reid International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 30 min from either airport
Katmai National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: King Salomon Airport
Distance to park: 1 min
Most practical airport: Ted Stevens International Airport
Distance to park: - (flight required from Ted Stevens to King Salomon Airport
Kings Canyon National Park, California
Closest airport: Fresno International Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Fresno International Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: Ambler Airport
Distance to park: - (no access)
Most practical airport: Fairbanks International Airport
Distance to park: - (requires air taxi to the park)
Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: Wilder Airport
Distance to park: 1 min
Most practical airport: Ted Stevens International Airport
Distance to park: - (short air taxi into park)
Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Closest airport: Chester Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Reno-Tahoe International Airport/ Sacramento International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 35 min
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Closest airport: Bowling Green Airport
Distance to park: 44 min
Most practical airport: Louisville International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 35 min
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Closest airport: Cortez Municipal Airport
Distance to park: 22 min
Most practical airport: Durango-La Plata County Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Closest airport: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 35 min
Most practical airport: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 35 min
National Park of American Samoa, Vatia
Closest airport: Pago Pago International Airport
Distance to park: 35 min
Most practical airport: Pago Pago International Airport
Distance to park: 35 min (exclusively serviced by Hawaiian Airlines through Honolulu International Airport)
New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia
Closest airport: Raleigh County Airport
Distance to park: 18 min
Most practical airport: West Virigina International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 10 min
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Closest airport: Concrete Municipal Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 30 min
Olympic National Park, Washington
Closest airport: William R Fairchild International Airport
Distance to park: 10 min
Most practical airport: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr 30 min
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Closest airport: Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport
Distance to park: 52 min
Most practical airport: Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 10 min
Pinnacles National Park, California
Closest airport: Pinnacles Airpark
Distance to park: 20 min
Most practical airport: San Jose Mineta International Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr
Redwood National Park, California
Closest airport: California Redwood Coast Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: California Redwood Coast Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Closest airport: Granby/Grand County Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Denver International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 30 min
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Closest airport: Tucson International Airport
Distance to park: 35 min
Most practical airport: Phoenix Skyharbor Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 45 min
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Closest airport: Shenandoah Valley Airport
Distance to park: 30 min
Most practical airport: Washington Dulles International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Closest airport: Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
Distance to park: 45 min
Most practical airport: Bismark Airport
Distance to park: 2 hr
Virgin Islands National Park, St John
Closest airport: St Thomas Cyril E King Airport
Distance to park: Ferry to St John
Most practical airport: St Thomas Cyril E King Airport
Distance to park: Ferry to St John
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Closest airport: Falls International Airport
Distance to park: 35 min
Most practical airport: Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr 20 min
White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Closest airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
Distance to park: 15 min
Most practical airport: El Paso International Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 30 min
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
Closest airport: Hot Springs Airport
Distance to park: 22 min
Most practical airport: Rapid City Regional Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska
Closest airport: Chitina Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr
Most practical airport: Ted Stevens International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr 30 min
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
Closest airport: Yellowstone Airport
Distance to park: 3 min
Most practical airport: Salt Lake City International Airport
Distance to park: 4 hr 50 min
Yosemite National Park, California
Closest airport: Fresno-Yosemite Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 30 min
Most practical airport: San Francisco International Airport
Distance to park: 5 hr
Zion National Park, Utah
Closest airport: Cedar City Regional Airport
Distance to park: 1 hr 10 min
Most practical airport: Harry Reid International Airport
Distance to park: 3 hr
