Airports near Sault Ste Marie

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I recently compiled a list of the airports within reasonable driving distance from here. Given that a bit of a drive can make a huge difference in price when it comes to flying out of regional airports, other folks could probably find this useful.

The table below gives driving distance, time, and parking costs for nearby airports, with the intent of making it easier to see if driving a few hours for a cheaper airfare is worth your while or not. Hint: when looking for fares, use one of the airfare search engines that allows you to specify multiple departure airports, like Kayak.com or Matrix.

List of Airports near Sault Ste Marie

Airport	Where	Dist	Time	Airlines & Notable Destinations	Parking / Amenities
YAM	Sault Ste Marie, ON	11 mi	0h23	AC JV; PO soon	$10/day $38/week
CIU	Chippewa County (Kinross), MI	20 mi	0h27	DL	free parking
PLN	Pellston, MI	72 mi	1h21	DL	free parking, free wifi
APN	Alpena, MI	150 mi	2h43	DL	free parking, max 30 days
TVC	Traverse City, MI	156 mi	3h00	AA DL UA (seasonal svc to MSP DEN LGA)	$6.75/day, $40/week
MQT	Marquette, MI	164 mi	3h08	AA DL	$5/day, $35/week
ESC	Escanaba, MI	174 mi	3h33	DL	free parking
MBS	Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, MI	244 mi	3h55	DL UA (flts to DTW MSP ORD)	$6/day, $36/week
MBL	Manistee, MI	217 mi	4h11	F9 (to MKE)	free?
FNT	Flint, MI	280 mi	4h25	AA CO DL FL F9 (competes w/ DTW)	$7/day LT lot, $5 economy; free wifi
LAN	Lansing, MI	286 mi	4h38	??	$8.50/day, $42.50/week
YSB	Sudbury, ON	208 mi	4h40	AC JV PO	$12/day $48/week
GRR	Grand Rapids, MI	300 mi	5h02	AA AC CO DL FL F9 UA	$9-12/day, free wifi
MKG	Muskegon, MI	318 mi	5h20	UA	$4/day, $28/week
DTW	Detroit (Metro), MI	353 mi	5h35	major hub	economy $8-10/day
MKE	Milwaukee, WI	409 mi	8h03	AA AC CO DL FL F9 UA US WN	Amtrak 'Hiawatha" to Chicago
MDW	Chicago (Midway), IL	466 mi	8h00	major hub
ORD	Chicago (O'Hare), IL	484 mi	8h15	major hub
YYZ	Toronto (Pearson), ON	419 mi	8h32	major hub

Airline codes

Code	Airline
AA	American Airlines
AC	Air Canada
CO	Continental
DL	Delta
FL	AirTran
F9	Frontier
JV	Bearskin
PO	Porter
UA	United
US	US Airways
WN	Southwest
WS	Westjet