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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 ...

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Wauchula Muni.   (FAA ID: CHN)
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast)
    • GPS Coordinates: 27.514906, -81.880462<12>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wauchula Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Wauchula Muni.
  • 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)
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    • 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)
      • GPS Coordinates: 27.591300, -81.528967<17>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Avon Park Executive Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Avon Park Exec.
    • 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)
      • GPS Coordinates: 27.191994, -81.837305<21>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Arcadia Municipal Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Arcadia Muni.
    • Zephyrhills Muni.   (FAA ID: ZPH)
      (39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest)
      • GPS Coordinates: 28.228136, -82.155925<22>
        (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Zephyrhills Muni.

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.
<2>GPS Coordinates for Tampa International Airport:
     Decimal: 27.97547, -82.533250
     DDMMSS: 27° 58' 31", -82° 31' 59"
<3>GPS Coordinates for Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport:
     Decimal: 27.39544, -82.554389
     DDMMSS: 27° 23' 43", -82° 33' 15"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Orlando International Airport:
     Decimal: 28.42939, -81.308993
     DDMMSS: 28° 25' 45", -81° 18' 32"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Southwest Florida International Airport:
     Decimal: 26.53616, -81.755167
     DDMMSS: 26° 32' 10", -81° 45' 18"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Orlando Sanford International Airport:
     Decimal: 28.77670, -81.235522
     DDMMSS: 28° 46' 36", -81° 14' 7"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Saint Petersburg - Clearwater International Airport:
     Decimal: 27.91000, -82.687417
     DDMMSS: 27° 54' 36", -82° 41' 14"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Charlotte County Airport:
     Decimal: 26.91893, -81.990926
     DDMMSS: 26° 55' 8", -81° 59' 27"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Orlando Executive Airport:
     Decimal: 28.54546, -81.332937
     DDMMSS: 28° 32' 43", -81° 19' 58"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Melbourne International Airport:
     Decimal: 28.10275, -80.645257
     DDMMSS: 28° 6' 9", -80° 38' 42"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Melbourne Regional Airport:
     Decimal: 28.10208, -80.642176
     DDMMSS: 28° 6' 7", -80° 38' 31"
<12>GPS Coordinates for Wauchula Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 27.51490, -81.880462
     DDMMSS: 27° 30' 53", -81° 52' 49"
<13>GPS Coordinates for Bartow Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 27.94336, -81.783417
     DDMMSS: 27° 56' 36", -81° 47' 0"
<14>GPS Coordinates for Lakeland Linder Regional Airport:
     Decimal: 27.98891, -82.018556
     DDMMSS: 27° 59' 20", -82° 1' 6"
<15>GPS Coordinates for Lake Wales Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 27.89380, -81.620389
     DDMMSS: 27° 53' 37", -81° 37' 13"
<16>GPS Coordinates for Plant City Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 28.00015, -82.163310
     DDMMSS: 28° 0' 0", -82° 9' 47"
<17>GPS Coordinates for Avon Park Executive Airport:
     Decimal: 27.59130, -81.528967
     DDMMSS: 27° 35' 28", -81° 31' 44"
<18>GPS Coordinates for Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport:
     Decimal: 28.06291, -81.753306
     DDMMSS: 28° 3' 46", -81° 45' 11"
<19>GPS Coordinates for Tampa Executive Airport:
     Decimal: 28.01397, -82.345278
     DDMMSS: 28° 0' 50", -82° 20' 43"
<20>GPS Coordinates for Peter O. Knight Airport:
     Decimal: 27.91557, -82.449261
     DDMMSS: 27° 54' 56", -82° 26' 57"
<21>GPS Coordinates for Arcadia Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 27.19199, -81.837305
     DDMMSS: 27° 11' 31", -81° 50' 14"
<22>GPS Coordinates for Zephyrhills Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 28.22813, -82.155925
     DDMMSS: 28° 13' 41", -82° 9' 21"