Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Baird.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Baird. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Baird.
Large Airports ...
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Florida Intl. (RSW/KRSW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the south)
- Orlando Sanford Intl. (SFB/KSFB)
(87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Wauchula Muni. (FAA ID: CHN)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Bartow Muni. (BOW/KBOW)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Lakeland Linder Rgnl. (LAL/KLAL)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Wales Muni. (FAA ID: X07)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Plant City Muni. (ICAO: KPCM)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Avon Park Exec. (FAA ID: AVO)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (ICAO: KGIF)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Tampa Exec. (ICAO: KVDF)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF/KTPF)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Arcadia Muni. (FAA ID: X06)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Zephyrhills Muni. (FAA ID: ZPH)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Baird), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |