32 airports in California handle scheduled commercial passenger service. OurAirports classifies 13 of them as large airports: BUR (Hollywood Burbank / Bob Hope Airport), FAT (Fresno Yosemite International Airport), LGB (Long Beach International Airport), LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), OAK (Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport), ONT (Ontario International Airport). Select one below for its drive time calculator, nearby cities and alternatives.
| Code | Airport | City | Size | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUR | Hollywood Burbank / Bob Hope Airport | Burbank | Large airport | 778 ft |
| FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | Fresno | Large airport | 336 ft |
| LGB | Long Beach International Airport | Long Beach | Large airport | 60 ft |
| LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | Large airport | 125 ft |
| OAK | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport | Oakland | Large airport | 9 ft |
| ONT | Ontario International Airport | Ontario | Large airport | 944 ft |
| PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | Palm Springs | Large airport | 477 ft |
| SMF | Sacramento International Airport | Sacramento | Large airport | 27 ft |
| SBD | San Bernardino International Airport | San Bernardino | Large airport | 1,159 ft |
| SAN | San Diego International Airport | San Diego | Large airport | 17 ft |
| SFO | San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco | Large airport | 13 ft |
| SJC | Mineta San Jose International Airport | San Jose | Large airport | 62 ft |
| SNA | John Wayne Orange County International Airport | Santa Ana | Large airport | 56 ft |
| ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | Arcata / Eureka | Medium-sized airport | 221 ft |
| BFL | Meadows Field | Bakersfield | Medium-sized airport | 510 ft |
| BIH | Eastern Sierra Regional Airport | Bishop | Medium-sized airport | 4,124 ft |
| CLD | McClellan-Palomar Airport | Carlsbad | Medium-sized airport | 331 ft |
| CCR | Buchanan Field | Concord | Medium-sized airport | 26 ft |
| CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field Airport | Crescent City | Medium-sized airport | 61 ft |
| HHR | Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport | Hawthorne | Medium-sized airport | 66 ft |
| IPL | Imperial County Airport | Imperial | Medium-sized airport | -54 ft |
| MMH | Mammoth Yosemite Airport | Mammoth Lakes | Medium-sized airport | 7,135 ft |
| MCE | Merced Regional Macready Field | Merced | Medium-sized airport | 155 ft |
| MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | Monterey | Medium-sized airport | 257 ft |
| RDD | Redding Municipal Airport | Redding | Medium-sized airport | 505 ft |
| SQL | San Carlos Airport | San Carlos | Medium-sized airport | 5 ft |
| SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | San Luis Obispo | Medium-sized airport | 212 ft |
| SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | Santa Barbara | Medium-sized airport | 13 ft |
| SMX | Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field | Santa Maria | Medium-sized airport | 261 ft |
| STS | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport | Santa Rosa | Medium-sized airport | 128 ft |
| SCK | Stockton Metropolitan Airport | Stockton | Medium-sized airport | 33 ft |
| TKF | Truckee Tahoe Airport | Truckee | Medium-sized airport | 5,900 ft |
The 12 largest population centres in California and the closest airport with scheduled service to each. Distances are straight-line — select a row to calculate the real driving time.
| City | Nearest airport | Straight line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | HHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport | 10 mi | Drive time → |
| San Diego | SAN San Diego International Airport | 2.1 mi | Drive time → |
| San Jose | SJC Mineta San Jose International Airport | 2.9 mi | Drive time → |
| San Francisco | SFO San Francisco International Airport | 11 mi | Drive time → |
| Fresno | FAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport | 3.6 mi | Drive time → |
| Sacramento | SMF Sacramento International Airport | 9.4 mi | Drive time → |
| Long Beach | LGB Long Beach International Airport | 4.1 mi | Drive time → |
| Oakland | OAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport | 6.4 mi | Drive time → |
| Bakersfield | BFL Meadows Field | 4.7 mi | Drive time → |
| Anaheim | SNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport | 11 mi | Drive time → |
| Santa Ana | SNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport | 4.9 mi | Drive time → |
| Riverside | SBD San Bernardino International Airport | 13 mi | Drive time → |
32 airports in California handle scheduled commercial passenger service. OurAirports classifies 13 of them as large airports: BUR (Hollywood Burbank / Bob Hope Airport), FAT (Fresno Yosemite International Airport), LGB (Long Beach International Airport), LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), OAK (Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport), ONT (Ontario International Airport).
It depends on which airport and where you start. Pick any California airport from the table on this page to open its own drive time calculator, then enter your address for a road-distance estimate and a recommended departure time.
Compare actual drive times rather than map distances — terrain and highway layout mean the nearest airport is often not the quickest to reach. Each California airport page lists the other airports within 200 miles so you can check the alternatives side by side.