Flights to Great Basin
A national park with 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, a glacier, marble caves and some of the darkest night skies in the country — visited by fewer people in a year than Zion gets in a week.
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Great Basin National ParkNational park
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Open on the live mapTrack your flight thereGetting to Great Basin
No scheduled jet service into ELY. Fly to SLC (Salt Lake City International Airport) — 102 airports fly there nonstop — then drive ~76 km from ELY.
Via SLC — Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is the hub for Great Basin: 102 airports fly there nonstop, then drive ~76 km from ELY.
Show the 40 nearest as a list
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PocatelloUnited States | PIH | Delta Air Lines | ~54m |
| Twin FallsUnited States | TWF | Delta Air Lines | ~57m |
| Idaho FallsUnited States | IDA | Delta Air Lines | ~58m |
| ElkoUnited States | EKO | Delta Air Lines | ~1h |
| Jacksn HoleUnited States | JAC | Delta Air Lines | ~1h |
| Cedar CityUnited States | CDC | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 2m |
| Grand JunctionUnited States | GJT | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 2m |
| HaileyUnited States | SUN | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 2m |
| Saint GeorgeUnited States | SGU | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 9m |
| West YellowstoneUnited States | WYS | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 9m |
| BoiseUnited States | BOI | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 11m |
| BozemanUnited States | BZN | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 18m |
| ButteUnited States | BTM | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 19m |
| Las VegasUnited States | LAS | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines | ~1h 21m |
| BillingsUnited States | BIL | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 23m |
| DenverUnited States | DEN | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines | ~1h 23m |
| HelenaUnited States | HLN | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 25m |
| Colorado SpringsUnited States | COS | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 26m |
| RenoUnited States | RNO | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 27m |
| MissoulaUnited States | MSO | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 29m |
| Great FallsUnited States | GTF | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 32m |
| LewistonUnited States | LWS | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 32m |
| AlbuquerqueUnited States | ABQ | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 36m |
| FresnoUnited States | FAT | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 37m |
| PhoenixUnited States | PHX | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines | ~1h 38m |
| PascoUnited States | PSC | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 39m |
| Redmond-BendUnited States | RDM | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 40m |
| KalispellUnited States | FCA | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 41m |
| SacramentoUnited States | SMF | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines | ~1h 41m |
| Palm SpringsUnited States | PSP | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 42m |
| SpokaneUnited States | GEG | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 43m |
| OntarioUnited States | ONT | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 44m |
| BurbankUnited States | BUR | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 46m |
| MedfordUnited States | MFR | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 46m |
| San JoseUnited States | SJC | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines | ~1h 47m |
| Los AngelesUnited States | LAX | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines | ~1h 48m |
| Long BeachUnited States | LGB | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines | ~1h 48m |
| OaklandUnited States | OAK | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines | ~1h 48m |
| Santa AnaUnited States | SNA | Delta Air Lines | ~1h 48m |
| San FranciscoUnited States | SFO | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines | ~1h 49m |
Showing the 40 nearest of 102.
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 1 stop | SLC | ~5h 19m |
New YorkJFK
| 1 stop | SLC | ~7h 23m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | SLC | ~4h 30m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | SLC | ~7h 35m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | SLC | ~5h 51m |
LondonLHR
| 1 stop | SLC | ~13h 18m |
TorontoYYZ
| 1 stop | SLC | ~6h 42m |
Why it's still quiet
A national park with 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, a glacier, marble caves and some of the darkest night skies in the country — visited by fewer people in a year than Zion gets in a week.
The friction
It is in the middle of Nevada on the 'loneliest road in America'. That is the defence.
Background
Great Basin National Park is a national park of the United States located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border. Established 40 years ago in 1986, the park is most commonly entered by way of Nevada State Route 488, which is connected to U.S. Routes 6 and 50 by Nevada State Route 487 via the small town of Baker, the closest settlement.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Great Basin?
- Not by jet. The nearest airport with scheduled service is SLC (Salt Lake City International Airport), then drive ~76 km from ELY.
- Which airport do you fly into for Great Basin?
- ELY — Ely Airport Yelland Field. Most travelers connect through SLC (Salt Lake City International Airport).
- When is the best time to visit Great Basin?
- Jun–Sep. It is in the middle of Nevada on the 'loneliest road in America'. That is the defence.
- What does Great Basin cost per day?
- Varies by season.
- Why is Great Basin still quiet?
- A national park with 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, a glacier, marble caves and some of the darkest night skies in the country — visited by fewer people in a year than Zion gets in a week.