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Six National Parks With Nearby Airports

The option to fly makes trips to natural preserves easier and more compelling.

Yellowstone National Park covers 2.2 million acres. [Courtesy: National Park Service]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The article identifies six national parks ideal for general aviation pilots due to their convenient proximity to airports.
  • These parks, including Yellowstone, Glacier, and Grand Canyon, offer diverse experiences and are selected from the 63 sites officially named "national parks" within the broader 423 U.S. national park sites.
  • The goal is to provide general aviation pilots with accessible destinations, encouraging them to fly to and explore these natural treasures.
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There are 423 national park sites in the U.S., ranging from the vast Yellowstone National Park to battlefields and historic monuments, as well as the latest addition to the list: the home of civil rights activists Medgar and Myrlie Evers in Jackson, Mississippi.

Of the sites, 63 have “national park” as part of their official names, and this is the category from which we chose our list of six with nearby airports that make them ideal destinations for general aviation pilots. Of course, there are many more that are just as flyable.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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