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