Best Airport Access

Cities closest to the national air network

Distance to the nearest major airport and how many lie within reach, from FAA airport and runway data.

50 locations · Calculated August 29, 2026

#	City	Score	Within 100mi	Nearest major airport mi
1	Fontana, CA	100	8	9 mi
2	San Bernardino, CA	100	8	5 mi
3	Long Beach, CA	100	7	3 mi
4	Irving, TX	100	7	5 mi
5	Stockton, CA	100	7	7 mi
6	Sacramento, CA	100	7	8 mi
7	Gilbert, AZ	99	6	5 mi
8	Fremont, CA	99	6	9 mi
9	Los Angeles, CA	99	6	5 mi
10	Mesa, AZ	99	6	7 mi
11	Dallas, TX	99	6	6 mi
12	Oakland, CA	99	6	3 mi
13	San Jose, CA	99	6	8 mi
14	Orlando, FL	99	6	4 mi
15	Tampa, FL	99	6	3 mi
16	Aurora, CO	99	9	11 mi
17	Cleveland, OH	99	6	10 mi
18	Grand Rapids, MI	99	5	9 mi
19	Boston, MA	99	5	2 mi
20	Salt Lake City, UT	99	5	3 mi
21	Miami, FL	99	5	5 mi
22	Newark, NJ	99	5	2 mi
23	Providence, RI	99	5	7 mi
24	New York, NY	99	5	9 mi
25	Phoenix, AZ	99	5	8 mi
26	Hialeah, FL	99	5	3 mi
27	Charlotte, NC	99	5	7 mi
28	Scottsdale, AZ	99	5	5 mi
29	Oklahoma City, OK	99	5	7 mi
30	Jersey City, NJ	99	5	6 mi
31	Tempe, AZ	99	5	6 mi
32	Fort Lauderdale, FL	99	5	5 mi
33	Columbus, OH	99	5	5 mi
34	St. Petersburg, FL	99	5	10 mi
35	Moreno Valley, CA	99	8	12 mi
36	Cincinnati, OH	98	5	11 mi
37	Huntington Beach, CA	98	7	12 mi
38	Chandler, AZ	98	6	11 mi
39	Philadelphia, PA	98	5	11 mi
40	Augusta-Richmond County, GA	98	4	6 mi
41	Memphis, TN	98	4	5 mi
42	Baltimore, MD	98	4	9 mi
43	Rochester, NY	98	4	4 mi
44	Bakersfield, CA	98	4	6 mi
45	Huntsville, AL	98	4	7 mi
46	Tallahassee, FL	98	4	7 mi
47	Akron, OH	98	6	12 mi
48	Denver, CO	98	9	13 mi
49	St. Louis, MO	98	4	10 mi
50	Toledo, OH	98	6	13 mi

Methodology

The AreaProfile Access signal: 70% the inverse national percentile of straight-line distance to the nearest major airport, 30% the percentile of major airports within 100 miles. "Major airport" is an AreaProfile classification derived from FAA data — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — and is not an FAA hub designation.

What is excluded, and why

Cities under 100,000 residents. Distances are straight-line, not driving time, and V1 does not measure air service quality.

50 of 146 published cities qualified.

Sources

Federal Aviation Administration — Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service (NASR current cycle)

Full details of how signals and the Area Score are calculated are on the methodology page.