How far do you live away from an international airport? (money, distance)

[ABQalex]

I live just south of Downtown Albuquerque and our airport, the Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is 2.5 miles from me and about three miles from our downtown.

The only actual international flights Albuquerque's airport has had since it was designated international in 1972 is to Mexico. We had Aeroméxico flights to Chihuahua City two times, in the 1990s and 2000s, and on the old Frontier Airlines to Mexico City in the 1980s as well.

This was back when the Albuquerque Sunport was much busier than it is now. It peaked at about 6.7 million passengers in both 1996 and 2007 and never went below 6 million throughout the 1990s and 2000s. It declined from 2008 until last year when it handled only 4.7 million passengers. The yearly declines should stop this year now that the monthly passenger numbers are rising again.

[Natural510]

Originally Posted by OxnardNative

Now called John Glenn Columbus International Airport....

Nice...how did I not know this?

[Buckeye614]

Originally Posted by Natural510

Nice...how did I not know this?

Relatively recent development. As a John Glenn College of Public Affairs Alumnus I am of course pleased

[bartonizer]

Here in Bellingham, WA I can get to BLI in ten minutes, but right now it's all domestics to Hawaii and the West Coast. Sea-Tac is about 100 miles- so generally 1.5-2.5 hours- traffic is definitely the wild card. Vancouver Int'l (BC) is actually only 50 miles from my house, though border wait times can add an extra 30-60 minutes. Even then, my wife's co-workers regularly fly out of YVR and say that it's quicker and more convenient than SEA.

[U146]

10 minutes from STL-Lambert International Airport.

[motormaker]

22 miles to ONT.

[dude1984]

I used to live like 12 miles from O'Hare. Now I am 42 miles from O'Hare (58 cities on 4 continents...no non-stops to Australia, African countries, or Antarctica), 54 miles from Rockford (Mexico), and 57 miles from Milwaukee (Mexico and Toronto). In terms of drive time, they're all 60 to 90 plus minutes away depending of weather and traffic.

[nep321]

I live about 25 minutes from Bradley International Airport (Hartford/Springfield) - BDL

[TheBeagleLady]

I'm six hours from Denver.

[Buckeye614]

Originally Posted by TheBeagleLady

I'm six hours from Denver.

I take it you don't fly often or when you do you have access to a much closer domestic airport?