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 Fort Meade.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Fort Meade. 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 Fort Meade.
Large Airports ...
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Orlando Sanford Intl. (SFB/KSFB)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Southwest Florida Intl. (RSW/KRSW)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bartow Muni. (BOW/KBOW)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Wales Muni. (FAA ID: X07)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wauchula Muni. (FAA ID: CHN)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Avon Park Exec. (FAA ID: AVO)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (ICAO: KGIF)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Linder Rgnl. (LAL/KLAL)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City Muni. (ICAO: KPCM)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort Meade), 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. |