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Choosing an alternative airport can sometimes save you a significant amount of money on your plane tickets. Below is a list of alternative airports and distance in miles from major cities.
Using smaller airports is just one of many ways to save on airfare. There are pros and cons to flying in and out of these smaller, alternative airports so be sure to evaluate the option carefully.
| City | Alternative Airports |
| Akron, OH | Cleveland (36); Pittsburgh (70); Columbus (99); Detroit (162); |
| Albany, NY | Hartford (80); New York City (140) |
| Atlanta, GA | Chattanooga (106); Birmingham (134); Knoxville (152) |
| Atlantic City, NJ | Philadelphia (55); Newark (93); Baltimore (142) |
| Austin, TX | San Antonio (70); Houston (143); Dallas/Fort Worth (183) |
| Baltimore, MD | Washington National (30); Washington Dulles (43); Harrisburg (70); Philadelphia (90); Richmond (120) |
| Bangor, ME | Portland (111); Manchester (189);Boston (201) |
| Baton Rouge, LA | New Orleans (65); Pensacola (236) |
| Boston, MA | Manchester (45); Providence (49); Hartford (91) |
| Boise, ID | Salt Lake City(291) |
| Buffalo, NY | Rochester (55); Toronto (68); Pittsburgh (186); Cleveland (192) |
| Burbank, CA | Los Angeles (18); Ontario (44) |
| Burlington, VT | Montreal (75); Manchester (137); Hartford (177) |
| Charleston, SC | Columbia (95); Charlotte (168); Atlanta (259) |
| Charleston, WV | Columbus (131); Pittsburgh (165); Cincinnati (173); Louisville (226) |
| Charlotte, NC | Greensboro (82); Greenville/Spartanburg (84); Raleigh (130); Atlanta (227) |
| Chattanooga, TN | Knoxville (87); Atlanta (106); Nashville (113) |
| Chicago, IL | Milwaukee (75); South Bend (75) |
| Cincinnati, OH | Dayton (64); Louisville (83); Indianapolis (98); Columbus (116) |
| Cleveland, OH | Akron (36); Toledo (102); Columbus (112); Pittsburgh (124) |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Denver (67) |
| Columbus, OH | Dayton (72); Akron (99); Cleveland (112); Cincinnati (116) |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Harlingen (110); San Antonio (135); Houston Hobby (187); |
| Dallas, TX | Oklahoma City (175); Austin (183) |
| Dayton, OH | Cincinnati (64); Columbus (72); Indianapolis (110) |
| Daytona Beach, FL | Orlando (50); Jacksonville (97) |
| Denver, CO | Colorado Springs (67) |
| Des Moines, IA | Omaha (117); Kansas City (165) |
| Detroit, MI | Toledo (49); Flint (54); Lansing (74); Grand Rapids (120) |
| Eugene, OR | Portland (106) |
| Evansville, IN | Louisville (98); Nashville (141); St. Louis (161) |
| Flint, MI | Lansing (45); Detroit (54) |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Miami (21); West Palm Beach (42) |
| Fort Myers, FL | Sarasota (71); Tampa (104); Fort Lauderdale (112) |
| Fresno, CA | Oakland (152); San Francisco (159); Sacramento (167) |
| Grand Rapids, MI | Lansing (48); Detroit (120); Chicago (134) |
| Green Bay, WI | Milwaukee (107); Chicago (181) |
| Greensboro, NC | Raleigh (67); Charlotte (82) |
| Harlingen, TX | Corpus Christi (107); San Antonio (235) |
| Harrisburg, PA | Baltimore (70); Washington National (81); Philadelphia (83); Washington Dulles (94) |
| Hartford, CT | Providence (66); Boston (91); New York City (108) |
| Hilton Head, SC | Savannah (31); Charleston (62); Jacksonville (133) |
| Houston, TX | Austin (143); San Antonio (191) |
| Huntsville, AL | Birmingham (74); Nashville (97); Atlanta (151) |
| Indianapolis, IN | Cincinnati (98); Dayton (110); Louisville (111) |
| Jacksonville, FL | Daytona Beach (93); Savannah (117); Orlando (143) |
| Kalamazoo, MI | Grand Rapids (47); Lansing (62); Detroit (113); Chicago (116) |
| Kansas City, MO | Omaha (152) |
| Key West, FL | Miami (126); Fort Lauderdale (144) |
| Knoxville, TN | Nashville (152); Atlanta (152); Greenville/Spartanburg (261) |
| Lansing, MI | Flint (45); Grand Rapids (48); Detroit (74) |
| Lehigh Valley, PA | Philadelphia (55); New York (79) |
| Lexington, KY | Louisville (63); Cincinnati (70) |
| Lincoln, NE | Omaha (55); Kansas City (152) |
| Little Rock, AR | Memphis (130) |
| Los Angeles, CA | Burbank (18); Long Beach (18); Orange County (36); Ontario (47) |
| Louisville, KY | Cincinnati (83); Indianapolis (111); Dayton (147) |
| Madison, WI | Milwaukee (74); Chicago (119) |
| Manchester, NH | Boston (45); Portland, ME (73); Providence (84) |
| McAllen, TX | Harlingen (37); Corpus Christi (119); San Antonio (232) |
| Medford, OR | Portland, OR (222) |
| Memphis, TN | Little Rock (130); Nashville (200) |
| Miami, FL | Fort Lauderdale (21); West Palm Beach (62) |
| Milwaukee, WI | Chicago (75) |
| Mobile, AL | Pensacola (64); Birmingham (216) |
| Montreal, Canada | Burlington (75); Manchester, NH (209); Boston (254) |
| Naples, FL | Fort Myers (26); Sarasota (98); Fort Lauderdale (101); Tampa (134) |
| Nashville, TN | Memphis (200); Atlanta (214) |
| New Orleans, LA | Baton Rouge (65); Pensacola (186) |
| New York, NY | Newark (14); White Plains (26); Long Island MacArthur/Islip (50); Philadelphia (93); Hartford (108) |
| Newark, NJ | New York (14); Philadelphia (81); Hartford (115); Baltimore (179) |
| Norfolk, VA | Newport News (23); Richmond (75); Washington, DC (142); Raleigh (160) |
| Oakland, CA | San Francisco (11); San Jose (30); Sacramento (75) |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Tulsa (111); Wichita (156); Dallas (175) |
| Omaha, NE | Des Moines (117); Kansas City (152) |
| Ontario, CA | Orange County (30); Burbank (44); Los Angeles (47); Palm Springs (65) |
| Orange County, CA | Long Beach (19); Ontario (30); Los Angeles (36); San Diego (76) |
| Orlando, FL | Daytona Beach (50); Tampa (80); Gainesville (98); Jacksonville (143) |
| Palm Springs, CA | Ontario (65); San Diego (85); Orange County (86); Los Angeles (110) |
| Pensacola, FL | Mobile (64); New Orleans (186) |
| Philadelphia, PA | Newark (81); Baltimore (90) |
| Phoenix, AZ | Tucson (110) |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Akron (70); Cleveland (124); Columbus (144) |
| Portland, ME | Manchester, NH (78); Boston (95) |
| Portland, OR | Seattle (129) |
| Providence, RI | Boston (49); Hartford (66); Manchester, NH (84); New York (146) |
| Raleigh, NC | Greensboro (67); Charlotte (130) |
| Reno, NV | Sacramento (112); Oakland (180); San Francisco (192) |
| Richmond, VA | Newport News (52); Norfolk (75); Washington, DC (97); Baltimore (120) |
| Roanoke, VA | Greensboro (85); Raleigh (120); Washington, DC (192) |
| Rochester, NY | Buffalo (55); Syracuse (79); Toronto (106) |
| Sacramento, CA | Oakland (75); San Francisco (86); Reno (112) |
| Saginaw, MI | Flint (43); Lansing (58); Detroit (98) |
| St. Louis, MO | Indianapolis (229) |
| San Antonio, TX | Austin (70); Houston (191) |
| San Diego, CA | Orange County (76); Palm Springs (86); Long Beach (96); Los Angeles (109) |
| San Francisco, CA | Oakland (11); San Jose (30); Sacramento (86) |
| San Jose, CA | San Francisco (30); Oakland (30) |
| Sarasota, FL | Tampa (40); Fort Myers (71); Orlando (109) |
| Seattle, WA | Vancouver (127); Portland (129) |
| Shreveport, LA | Little Rock (182); Dallas/Fort Worth (190) |
| South Bend, IN | Chicago (75); Indianapolis (137); Detroit (157) |
| Spokane, WA | Seattle (224) |
| Syracuse, NY | Rochester (79); Buffalo (134); Toronto (175) |
| Tampa, FL | Sarasota (39); Orlando (80); Fort Myers (105) |
| Toledo, OH | Detroit (49); Flint (96); Cleveland (102); Columbus (121) |
| Tucson, AZ | Phoenix (110) |
| Tulsa, OK | Oklahoma City (111) |
| Vancouver, Canada | Seattle (127) |
| Washington, DC | Baltimore (30); Richmond (96) |
| W Palm Beach, FL | Fort Lauderdale (42); Miami (62); Orlando (142) |
| Wichita, KS | Oklahoma City (156) |
| Worchester, MA | Providence (44); Boston (45); Hartford (47) |
