Airports in the US without access to a limited-access highway

[TheGrassGuy]

Airports in the US without access to a limited-access highway:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) - I guess John Birmingham Pkwy is sort of a freeway, but it doesn't connect to any other freeways
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) - W G Rogell Dr isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-94
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - I don't know if that will still be true after the reconstruction project
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) - Terminal Dr isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades and a diamond interchange to get to I-10.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions
John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA)
Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Maui Kahului Airport (OGG)


Airports in the US with partial access to a limited-access highway:
San Diego International Airport (SAN) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-5 only
Portland International Airport (PDX) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-205 only
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) - Parclo interchange with I-70
Nashville International Airport (BNA) - EB exit and WB entrance off of I-40 only
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) - Diamond interchange with TX-71 Toll
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-29 only
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) - SPUI interchange with CA-87
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) - Parclo interchange with I-5
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - NB exit off of US-281 only
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) - Terminal Access Rd isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through an at-grade to get to I-75
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) - SB exit off of OH-237 only

[TheStranger]

Airports in the US with partial freeway access:
San Diego International Airport (SAN) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-5 only

Is this referring to the exit for Pacific Highway (old US 101)?

Prior to the 1970s, the terminals were on the north side of Lindbergh Field directly accessible from the Pacific Highway freeway segment, but they have since been moved out to the south side along Harbor.

[sprjus4]

Except some of these examples -do- have full freeway access.

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions

Sepulveda Blvd is a full freeway facility that links I-105 to the airport.

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions

Paradise Rd is a full freeway facility that links I-215 to the airport.

Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395

The G.W. Parkway is a full freeway facility that links I-395 to the airport.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions

Aviation Pkwy is a full freeway facility that links I-540 to the airport.



As for your list, you can add Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), and Richmond International Airport (RIC).

[formulanone]

Some of this is hair-splitting, as most US airports are not fed strictly by limited-access freeways. There are other off-terminal access points like fixed base operators, aircraft maintenance areas, rental car lots, cargo facilities, and other airport administration buildings which building an expensive freeway is over-complicated, unnecessary (essentially all regional airports), or limited on room for legacy locations (say, any pre-WWII airfield). However, many are expressways with at-grade intersections.

A lot of this also depends on how you're getting to/from the Arrivals/Departures area of an airport. If you're dropping off a rental car, you're probably dealing with a few stops along the way.

What's more curious is that some airports aren't connected by some state-maintenance-level route, but I suppose most are on the National Highway System anyhow.

[oscar]

Airports in the US without freeway access:

Maui Kahului Airport (OGG)

Maui doesn't have any freeways. Nor do any of the other Hawaiian islands except Oahu (HNL has a direct link to Interstate H-1). KOA (Big Island) and LIH (Kauai) are major airports nowhere near a freeway, but with non-stop flights to the mainland and even international destinations.

For Alaska, Anchorage has freeways, but no freeway-level links to its international airport. Closest is International Airport Road, with two sets of stoplights plus an active at-grade railroad crossing between the airport and the nearest freeway.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

MSP is weird for this list, because while Lindbergh (Terminal 1) has freeway access off MN 5, Humphrey (Terminal 2) is accessed from 34th Avenue which requires crossing a few at-grades to get to from I-494.

[Max Rockatansky]

Fresno-Yosemite doesn't have freeway access.  Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways. 

[renegade]

Toledo Express Airport (OH) does not have immediate freeway access.

[dvferyance]

There are lots of examples here Green Bay, Madison, Rockford, Grand Rapids, Central Illinois (Bloomington Normal), Des Moines, Omaha, Sioux Falls, Fargo ,Bismarck, Rapid City I am sure there are way more those are the ones I know for sure

[dlsterner]

This really applies to major cities and/or hubs.  Once you start getting to smaller towns, many of their airports no longer have freeway access - in some cases not even divided highway access.

A few I can think of off the top of my head:

VPS - Fort Walton Beach, FL
ECP - Northwest Florida Beaches (Panama City), FL
GNV - Gainesville, FL

(I used to live in both those areas)

[kendancy66]

Except some of these examples -do- have full freeway access.

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions

Sepulveda Blvd is a full freeway facility that links I-105 to the airport.

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions

Paradise Rd is a full freeway facility that links I-215 to the airport.

Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395

The G.W. Parkway is a full freeway facility that links I-395 to the airport.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions

Aviation Pkwy is a full freeway facility that links I-540 to the airport.



As for your list, you can add Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), and Richmond International Airport (RIC).

Thanks for clarifying that DCA is not on Richmond Hwy

[ozarkman417]

Springfield MO (SGF) is quite close to I-44 and James River Freeway, though there is no direct access to the two freeways.

XNA (Northwest AR) Regional Airport is 15 minutes away from the nearest freeway, the Springdale Northern Bypass, though the planned XNA connector will make cut down on the time and make the 612 to XNA route much more direct.

Chicago-Rockford airport is located very close to the US-20 freeway, a few minutes away via SR 2.

[CtrlAltDel]

This really applies to major cities and/or hubs.  Once you start getting to smaller towns, many of their airports no longer have freeway access - in some cases not even divided highway access.

One of my favorites (and for the same reason as you: I used to live there) is Santa Barbara, which is off a two-lane road.

Tucson also is accessible right off city streets.

My current area's airport, TRI, near Bristol TN/VA, also lacks freeway access, although there are overpasses and exits and the like.

[sprjus4]

Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.

Those are still freeways.

[Verlanka]

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport lacks freeway access; the nearest freeways are US 19 and I-275, neither of which come close to the airport.

[sprjus4]

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport lacks freeway access; the nearest freeways are US 19 and I-275, neither of which come close to the airport.

Once the Gateway Expressway project is completed, the new freeway connecting to I-275 will feature an interchange directly outside the airport.

http://www.tampabaynext.com/projects/gateway-expressway/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRpGq82N9Rs

[ilpt4u]

Lambert Field/STL Airport parallels I-70, but the parallel Airport Rd to access the terminals is Signalized to reach either Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 and also Parking

[Max Rockatansky]

Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.

Those are still freeways.

They aren't "free,"  in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll.  The OP specified "freeways"  which is a limited access road that's free to use.  417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access. 

[Rothman]

Given the number of airports in the U.S., more power to whoever comes up with a comprehensive, objective list.

Does ALB have freeway access?  You can debate ad nauseam.

[GaryV]

Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.

Those are still freeways.

They aren't "free,"  in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll.  The OP specified "freeways"  which is a limited access road that's free to use.  417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.

Only by the 2nd definition (Merriam Webster)
Definition of freeway
1: an expressway with fully controlled access
2: a highway without toll fees

[Brandon]

Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.

Those are still freeways.

They aren't "free,"  in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll.  The OP specified "freeways"  which is a limited access road that's free to use.  417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.

Only by the 2nd definition (Merriam Webster)
Definition of freeway
1: an expressway with fully controlled access
2: a highway without toll fees

Using the first definition, they are "toll freeways".  Sounds oxymoronic, but it's actually accurate.

[webny99]

Are we talking direct freeway access? ROC (Greater Rochester Int'l) connects only to NY 204/Brooks Ave, a surface boulevard. Sure, it's a mere stone's throw from there to I-390 Exit 18, but you do have to use an undivided non-freeway to get there.

But then, why would we need direct freeway access? Our airport is not nearly as important as, say, JFK, or the big hubs like ATL and ORD.

[Bruce]

PAE (Paine Field, Everett, WA) has no direct freeway access, but its main entrance connects to WA 526 (the Boeing Freeway) and I-5. It gained bus rapid transit service a few weeks after opening in March 2019 and is set to have light rail in 2036.

[TheGrassGuy]

Edit: I should probably clarify that I was referring to limited-access highways in general, not just those without tolls. Sorry for the misleading thread title; I have changed it.

[CtrlAltDel]

Edit: I should probably clarify that I was referring to limited-access highways in general, not just those without tolls. Sorry for the misleading thread title; I have changed it.

For the record, I don't think your title was misleading. In a technical context, such as that of this message board, the definition of freeway is unambiguously the one presented in, for example, the Highway Capacity Manual:

Freeway - A multilane, divided highway with a minimum of two lanes for the exclusive use of traffic in each direction and full control of access without traffic interruption.