Closest Airport to Zion National Park: Here is the Ultimate List for All Parks

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Are you wondering about the closest airports to national parks in the United States? Some have a few options, and others only have one. Whether you are looking for the closest airport to Zion National Park, New River Gorge National Park, or an airport near Sequoia National Park, we’ve got you covered.

These are the closest international and full-service airports to the national parks. For the more remote national parks, we have also added a regional or municipal hub that you might need to use to get there. It might be closer, but it could also cost you more to fly in! The times added next to the airports are travel time by car to a visitor center, general area of the park, or a connection point that might have to be used for an air taxi or shuttle. Check out the list below for more information!

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Airports Closest to National Parks
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Airports Closest to National Parks

Acadia National Park

Bangor International Airport -1 hour

Arches National Park

Grand Junction Regional Airport – 2 hours
Salt Lake City International Airport – 4 hours

Badlands National Park

Rapid City Regional Airport – 1 hour

Big Bend National Park

Midland International Airport – 3 hours
El Paso International Airport – 4 hours 30 minutes

Biscayne National Park

Miami International Airport – 42 minutes
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport – 1 hour
Palm Beach International Airport – 1 hour 45 minutes

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Grand Junction Regional Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes
Denver International Airport – 5 hours

Bryce Canyon National Park

Cedar City Regional Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes
Harry Reid International Airport – 5 hours

Canyonlands National Park

Grand Junction Regional Airport – 4 hours
Salt Lake City International Airport – 6 hours

Capitol Reef National Park

Cedar City Regional Airport – 3 hours
Grand Junction Regional Airport – 3 hours
Salt Lake City International Airport – 3 hours 45 minutes

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

El Paso International Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport – 4 hours 20 minutes

Channel Islands National Park

Los Angeles International Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes to Island Packers Ferries

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Congaree National Park

Columbia Metropolitan Airport – 40 minutes
Charlotte Douglas International Airport – 2 hours

Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake – Klamath Regional Airport – 1 hour
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Akron Fulton International Airport – 30 minutes
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport – 30 minutes

Death Valley National Park

Harry Reid International Airport – 2 hours

Denali National Park and Preserve

Fairbanks International Airport – 2 hours
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – 4 hours

Dry Tortugas National Park

Key West International Airport – 13 minutes to the Yankee Freedom Ferry Terminal.

Everglades National Park

Miami International Airport – 1 hour
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes

Gates of the Arctic National Park

Fairbanks International Airport – Then, take an air taxi and fly into the park.

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis Lambert International Airport – 20 minutes

Glacier Bay National Park

Gustavus Airport – 20 minutes. Many choose to visit on a cruise. However, taxis (upon request) and buses (limited schedule) run between Gustavus and Bartlett Cove via a 20-minute drive.

Glacier National Park

Glacier Park International Airport – 40 minutes
Missoula International Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes

Grand Canyon National Park

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – 3 hours 45 minutes

Grand Teton National Park

Jackson Hole Airport – 15 minutes
Idaho Falls Regional Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes

Great Basin National Park

Cedar City Regional Airport – 2 hours
Salt Lake City International Airport – 3 hours 45 minutes
Harry Reid International Airport – 4 hours 30 minutes

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Denver International Airport – 4 hours
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport – 4 hours

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

McGhee Tyson Airport – 1 hour
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – 3 hours 30 minutes

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

El Paso International Airport – 1 hour 50 minutes
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport – 4 hours

Haleakala National Park

Kahului Airport – 1 hour

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hilo International Airport – 1 hour
Kona International Airport – 2 hours

Hot Springs National Park

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport – 1 hour

Indiana Dunes National Park

Chicago O’Hare International Airport – 1 hour
Midway International Airport – 1 hour
Indianapolis International Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes

Isle Royale National Park

Duluth International Airport
- 2-3 hours to Grand Marais or Grand Portage, MN to connect via ferry, seaplane, or private watercraft.
- 5 hours to Copper Harbor, MI to connect via ferry or private watercraft.
- 4 hours 20 minutes to connect via seaplane in Hancock, MI.
Thunder Bay International Airport (Canada) – 1-2 hours to Minnesota connection points.
Get more info on connecting from the mainland to Isle Royale National Park here!

Joshua Tree National Park

Palm Springs International Airport – 1 hour
Ontario International Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes

Katmai National Park and Preserve

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – connect via air taxi.
- Katmai is almost exclusively accessed by plane or boat. Take an air taxi from one of the following locations: Anchorage, Dillingham, Homer, King Salmon, and Kodiak.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes

Kings Canyon National Park

Fresno Yosemite International Airport – 1 hour 15 minutes

Kobuk Valley National Park

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – connect to Kotzebue via air taxi.
Fairbanks International Airport – connect to Bettles via air taxi.
- Bush plane aircraft connection from Kotzebue or Bettles.

Lake Clark National Park

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – connect via air taxi.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Sacramento International Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes
Reno-Tahoe International Airport – 3 hours
Crater Lake – Klamath Regional Airport – 3 hours 30 minutes

Mammoth Cave National Park

Louisville International Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes
Nashville International Airport – 1 hour 40 minutes

Mesa Verde National Park

Grand Junction Regional Airport – 4 hours 30 minutes
Albuquerque International Sunport – 4 hours 45 minutes
Canyonlands Field Airport – 3 hours

Mount Rainier National Park

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – 2 hours 30 minutes

National Park of American Samoa

Pago Pago International Airport – 30 minutes

New River Gorge National Park

West Virginia International Yeager Airport – 1 hour

North Cascades National Park

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – 2 hours 45 minutes
Vancouver International Airport (Canada) – 2 hours 45 minutes

Olympic National Park

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – 2-4 hours depending on the location visited.

Petrified Forest National Park

Albuquerque International Sunport – 3 hours
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – 3 hours 30 minutes

Pinnacles National Park

San Jose Mineta International Airport – 1 hour 50 minutes
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport – 2 hours – 2 hours 30 minutes depending on the location visited.
San Francisco International Airport – 2 hours – 2 hours 30 minutes depending on the location visited.

Redwood National Park

Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport – 2-3 hours

Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport – 1 hour
Denver International Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes

Saguaro National Park

Tucson International Airport
- Rincon/East – 30 minutes
- Red Hills/West – 40 minutes

Sequoia National Park

Fresno Yosemite International Airport – 2 hours

Shenandoah National Park

Dulles International Airport – 2 hours
Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport – 30 minutes – 1 hour

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport – 40 minutes
Bismarck Airport – 2 hours

Virgin Islands National Park

Cyril E. King Airport – connect via ferry to St. John’s via car or person.

Voyageurs National Park

Duluth International Airport – 2 hours 15 minutes
Range Regional Airport – 1 hour 30 minutes