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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 Lake Lorraine.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lake Lorraine. 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 Lake Lorraine.
Large Airports ...
- Northwest Florida Rgnl. (VPS/KVPS)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola Rgnl. (PNS/KPNS)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Panama City - Bay County Intl. (PFN/KPFN)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Dothan Rgnl. (DHN/KDHN)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile Downtown Airport (ICAO: KBFM)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west)
- Mobile Rgnl. (MOB/KMOB)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Destin Airport (ICAO: KDTS)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Bob Sikes Airport (ICAO: KCEW)
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peter Prince Fld. (FAA ID: 2R4)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 30.637621, -86.993653<10>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Peter Prince Field
- Current Airport Weather for Peter Prince Fld.
- Defuniak Springs Airport (FAA ID: 54J)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 30.731111, -86.153778<11>
(These coordinates were provided by the FAA)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Defuniak Springs Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Defuniak Springs Airport
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lake Lorraine), 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 Northwest Florida Regional Airport (Elgin AFB):
Decimal: 30.48321, -86.526044
DDMMSS: 30° 28' 59", -86° 31' 33" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Pensacola Regional Airport:
Decimal: 30.47342, -87.186612
DDMMSS: 30° 28' 24", -87° 11' 11" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for Panama City - Bay County International Airport:
Decimal: 30.21208, -85.682806
DDMMSS: 30° 12' 43", -85° 40' 58" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Dothan Regional Airport:
Decimal: 31.32102, -85.449479
DDMMSS: 31° 19' 15", -85° 26' 58" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Mobile Downtown Airport:
Decimal: 30.62677, -88.068083
DDMMSS: 30° 37' 36", -88° 4' 5" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Mobile Regional Airport:
Decimal: 30.69141, -88.242833
DDMMSS: 30° 41' 29", -88° 14' 34" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Destin - Fort Walton Beach Airport:
Decimal: 30.40006, -86.471477
DDMMSS: 30° 24' 0", -86° 28' 17" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Bob Sikes Airport:
Decimal: 30.77883, -86.522111
DDMMSS: 30° 46' 43", -86° 31' 19" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Peter Prince Field:
Decimal: 30.63762, -86.993653
DDMMSS: 30° 38' 15", -86° 59' 37" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Defuniak Springs Airport:
Decimal: 30.73111, -86.153778
DDMMSS: 30° 43' 51", -86° 9' 13" |
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