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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 Sarasota.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lake Sarasota. 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 Sarasota.

Large Airports ...

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

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Venice Muni.   (FAA ID: VNC)
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • GPS Coordinates: 27.071611, -82.440333<8>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Venice Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Venice Muni.
  • Rotonda Intl.  
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
    • GPS Coordinates: 26.854788, -82.250927<9>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rotonda International Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Rotonda Intl.
  • Albert Whitted Airport   (ICAO: KSPG)
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest)
  • Arcadia Muni.   (FAA ID: X06)
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
    • GPS Coordinates: 27.191994, -81.837305<11>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Arcadia Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Arcadia Muni.
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Wauchula Muni.   (FAA ID: CHN)
      (37 miles [59.5 km] to the east northeast)
      • 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.
    • Peter O. Knight Airport   (TPF/KTPF)
      (43 miles [69.2 km] to the north)
    • Tampa Exec.   (ICAO: KVDF)
      (50 miles [80.5 km] to the north)
    • Clearwater Air Park   (CLW/KCLW)
      (51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest)
    • Plant City Muni.   (ICAO: KPCM)
      (51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast)
    • Lakeland Linder Rgnl.   (LAL/KLAL)
      (54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast)
    • Avon Park Exec.   (FAA ID: AVO)
      (59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast)
      • GPS Coordinates: 27.591300, -81.528967<18>
        (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.

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lake Sarasota), 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 Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport:      Decimal: 27.39544, -82.554389      DDMMSS: 27° 23' 43", -82° 33' 15"
<3>GPS Coordinates for Tampa International Airport:      Decimal: 27.97547, -82.533250      DDMMSS: 27° 58' 31", -82° 31' 59"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Southwest Florida International Airport:      Decimal: 26.53616, -81.755167      DDMMSS: 26° 32' 10", -81° 45' 18"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Charlotte County Airport:      Decimal: 26.91893, -81.990926      DDMMSS: 26° 55' 8", -81° 59' 27"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Saint Petersburg - Clearwater International Airport:      Decimal: 27.91000, -82.687417      DDMMSS: 27° 54' 36", -82° 41' 14"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Naples Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 26.15228, -81.775793      DDMMSS: 26° 9' 8", -81° 46' 32"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Venice Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 27.07161, -82.440333      DDMMSS: 27° 4' 17", -82° 26' 25"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Rotonda International Airport:      Decimal: 26.85478, -82.250927      DDMMSS: 26° 51' 17", -82° 15' 3"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Albert Whitted Airport:      Decimal: 27.76511, -82.626972      DDMMSS: 27° 45' 54", -82° 37' 37"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Arcadia Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 27.19199, -81.837305      DDMMSS: 27° 11' 31", -81° 50' 14"
<12>GPS Coordinates for Wauchula Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 27.51490, -81.880462      DDMMSS: 27° 30' 53", -81° 52' 49"
<13>GPS Coordinates for Peter O. Knight Airport:      Decimal: 27.91557, -82.449261      DDMMSS: 27° 54' 56", -82° 26' 57"
<14>GPS Coordinates for Tampa Executive Airport:      Decimal: 28.01397, -82.345278      DDMMSS: 28° 0' 50", -82° 20' 43"
<15>GPS Coordinates for Clearwater Air Park:      Decimal: 27.97668, -82.758740      DDMMSS: 27° 58' 36", -82° 45' 31"
<16>GPS Coordinates for Plant City Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 28.00015, -82.163310      DDMMSS: 28° 0' 0", -82° 9' 47"
<17>GPS Coordinates for Lakeland Linder Regional Airport:      Decimal: 27.98891, -82.018556      DDMMSS: 27° 59' 20", -82° 1' 6"
<18>GPS Coordinates for Avon Park Executive Airport:      Decimal: 27.59130, -81.528967      DDMMSS: 27° 35' 28", -81° 31' 44"