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Alternative Airport List: Domestic

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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.

CityAlternative Airports
Akron, OHCleveland (36); Pittsburgh (70); Columbus (99); Detroit (162);
Albany, NYHartford (80); New York City (140)
Atlanta, GAChattanooga (106); Birmingham (134); Knoxville (152)
Atlantic City, NJPhiladelphia (55); Newark (93); Baltimore (142)
Austin, TXSan Antonio (70); Houston (143); Dallas/Fort Worth (183)
Baltimore, MDWashington National (30); Washington Dulles (43); Harrisburg (70); Philadelphia (90); Richmond (120)
Bangor, MEPortland (111); Manchester (189);Boston (201)
Baton Rouge, LANew Orleans (65); Pensacola (236)
Boston, MAManchester (45); Providence (49); Hartford (91)
Boise, IDSalt Lake City(291)
Buffalo, NYRochester (55); Toronto (68); Pittsburgh (186); Cleveland (192)
Burbank, CALos Angeles (18); Ontario (44)
Burlington, VTMontreal (75); Manchester (137); Hartford (177)
Charleston, SCColumbia (95); Charlotte (168); Atlanta (259)
Charleston, WVColumbus (131); Pittsburgh (165); Cincinnati (173); Louisville (226)
Charlotte, NCGreensboro (82); Greenville/Spartanburg (84); Raleigh (130); Atlanta (227)
Chattanooga, TNKnoxville (87); Atlanta (106); Nashville (113)
Chicago, ILMilwaukee (75); South Bend (75)
Cincinnati, OHDayton (64); Louisville (83); Indianapolis (98); Columbus (116)
Cleveland, OHAkron (36); Toledo (102); Columbus (112); Pittsburgh (124)
Colorado Springs, CODenver (67)
Columbus, OHDayton (72); Akron (99); Cleveland (112); Cincinnati (116)
Corpus Christi, TXHarlingen (110); San Antonio (135); Houston Hobby (187);
Dallas, TXOklahoma City (175); Austin (183)
Dayton, OHCincinnati (64); Columbus (72); Indianapolis (110)
Daytona Beach, FLOrlando (50); Jacksonville (97)
Denver, COColorado Springs (67)
Des Moines, IAOmaha (117); Kansas City (165)
Detroit, MIToledo (49); Flint (54); Lansing (74); Grand Rapids (120)
Eugene, OR Portland (106)
Evansville, INLouisville (98); Nashville (141); St. Louis (161)
Flint, MILansing (45); Detroit (54)
Fort Lauderdale, FLMiami (21); West Palm Beach (42)
Fort Myers, FLSarasota (71); Tampa (104); Fort Lauderdale (112)
Fresno, CAOakland (152); San Francisco (159); Sacramento (167)
Grand Rapids, MILansing (48); Detroit (120); Chicago (134)
Green Bay, WIMilwaukee (107); Chicago (181)
Greensboro, NCRaleigh (67); Charlotte (82)
Harlingen, TXCorpus Christi (107); San Antonio (235)
Harrisburg, PABaltimore (70); Washington National (81); Philadelphia (83); Washington Dulles (94)
Hartford, CTProvidence (66); Boston (91); New York City (108)
Hilton Head, SCSavannah (31); Charleston (62); Jacksonville (133)
Houston, TXAustin (143); San Antonio (191)
Huntsville, ALBirmingham (74); Nashville (97); Atlanta (151)
Indianapolis, INCincinnati (98); Dayton (110); Louisville (111)
Jacksonville, FLDaytona Beach (93); Savannah (117); Orlando (143)
Kalamazoo, MI Grand Rapids (47); Lansing (62); Detroit (113); Chicago (116)
Kansas City, MOOmaha (152)
Key West, FLMiami (126); Fort Lauderdale (144)
Knoxville, TNNashville (152); Atlanta (152); Greenville/Spartanburg (261)
Lansing, MIFlint (45); Grand Rapids (48); Detroit (74)
Lehigh Valley, PAPhiladelphia (55); New York (79)
Lexington, KYLouisville (63); Cincinnati (70)
Lincoln, NEOmaha (55); Kansas City (152)
Little Rock, ARMemphis (130)
Los Angeles, CA Burbank (18); Long Beach (18); Orange County (36); Ontario (47)
Louisville, KYCincinnati (83); Indianapolis (111); Dayton (147)
Madison, WIMilwaukee (74); Chicago (119)
Manchester, NHBoston (45); Portland, ME (73); Providence (84)
McAllen, TXHarlingen (37); Corpus Christi (119); San Antonio (232)
Medford, ORPortland, OR (222)
Memphis, TNLittle Rock (130); Nashville (200)
Miami, FLFort Lauderdale (21); West Palm Beach (62)
Milwaukee, WIChicago (75)
Mobile, ALPensacola (64); Birmingham (216)
Montreal, CanadaBurlington (75); Manchester, NH (209); Boston (254)
Naples, FLFort Myers (26); Sarasota (98); Fort Lauderdale (101); Tampa (134)
Nashville, TNMemphis (200); Atlanta (214)
New Orleans, LABaton Rouge (65); Pensacola (186)
New York, NYNewark (14); White Plains (26); Long Island MacArthur/Islip (50); Philadelphia (93); Hartford (108)
Newark, NJNew York (14); Philadelphia (81); Hartford (115); Baltimore (179)
Norfolk, VANewport News (23); Richmond (75); Washington, DC (142); Raleigh (160)
Oakland, CASan Francisco (11); San Jose (30); Sacramento (75)
Oklahoma City, OKTulsa (111); Wichita (156); Dallas (175)
Omaha, NEDes Moines (117); Kansas City (152)
Ontario, CAOrange County (30); Burbank (44); Los Angeles (47); Palm Springs (65)
Orange County, CALong Beach (19); Ontario (30); Los Angeles (36); San Diego (76)
Orlando, FLDaytona Beach (50); Tampa (80); Gainesville (98); Jacksonville (143)
Palm Springs, CAOntario (65); San Diego (85); Orange County (86); Los Angeles (110)
Pensacola, FLMobile (64); New Orleans (186)
Philadelphia, PANewark (81); Baltimore (90)
Phoenix, AZTucson (110)
Pittsburgh, PAAkron (70); Cleveland (124); Columbus (144)
Portland, MEManchester, NH (78); Boston (95)
Portland, ORSeattle (129)
Providence, RIBoston (49); Hartford (66); Manchester, NH (84); New York (146)
Raleigh, NCGreensboro (67); Charlotte (130)
Reno, NVSacramento (112); Oakland (180); San Francisco (192)
Richmond, VANewport News (52); Norfolk (75); Washington, DC (97); Baltimore (120)
Roanoke, VAGreensboro (85); Raleigh (120); Washington, DC (192)
Rochester, NYBuffalo (55); Syracuse (79); Toronto (106)
Sacramento, CAOakland (75); San Francisco (86); Reno (112)
Saginaw, MIFlint (43); Lansing (58); Detroit (98)
St. Louis, MOIndianapolis (229)
San Antonio, TXAustin (70); Houston (191)
San Diego, CAOrange County (76); Palm Springs (86); Long Beach (96); Los Angeles (109)
San Francisco, CAOakland (11); San Jose (30); Sacramento (86)
San Jose, CASan Francisco (30); Oakland (30)
Sarasota, FLTampa (40); Fort Myers (71); Orlando (109)
Seattle, WAVancouver (127); Portland (129)
Shreveport, LALittle Rock (182); Dallas/Fort Worth (190)
South Bend, INChicago (75); Indianapolis (137); Detroit (157)
Spokane, WASeattle (224)
Syracuse, NYRochester (79); Buffalo (134); Toronto (175)
Tampa, FLSarasota (39); Orlando (80); Fort Myers (105)
Toledo, OHDetroit (49); Flint (96); Cleveland (102); Columbus (121)
Tucson, AZPhoenix (110)
Tulsa, OKOklahoma City (111)
Vancouver, CanadaSeattle (127)
Washington, DCBaltimore (30); Richmond (96)
W Palm Beach, FLFort Lauderdale (42); Miami (62); Orlando (142)
Wichita, KSOklahoma City (156)
Worchester, MAProvidence (44); Boston (45); Hartford (47)

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