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 Open Sands.

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

Large Airports ...

Northwest Florida Rgnl. (VPS/KVPS)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Official website: https://www.flyvps.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: VPS ICAO: KVPS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Northwest Florida Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Pensacola Rgnl. (PNS/KPNS)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Official website: https://flypensacola.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PNS ICAO: KPNS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Pensacola Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

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

Panama City - Bay County Intl. (PFN/KPFN)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.iflybeaches.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PFN ICAO: KPFN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Panama City - Bay County Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Dothan Rgnl. (DHN/KDHN)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flydothan.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DHN ICAO: KDHN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dothan Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Tallahassee Rgnl. (TLH/KTLH)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east)
- Official website: https://www.talgov.com/airport/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: TLH ICAO: KTLH
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Tallahassee Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]

General Aviation Airports ...

Destin Airport (ICAO: KDTS)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KDTS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Destin Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
Defuniak Springs Airport (FAA ID: 54J)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Defuniak Springs Airport
Tri-Co. Airport (FAA ID: 1J0)
(46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Tri-Co. Airport
Calhoun Co. Airport (FAA ID: F95)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Calhoun Co. Airport
Continue List (5 more) ...
- Altha Intl.
  (53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast)
  - Current Airport Weather for Altha Intl.
- Bob Sikes Airport (ICAO: KCEW)
  (55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KCEW
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Bob Sikes Airport
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Geneva Muni. (FAA ID: 33J)
  (58 miles [93.3 km] to the north)
  - Current Airport Weather for Geneva Muni.
- Apalachicola Muni. (ICAO: KAAF)
  (59 miles [95 km] to the southeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KAAF
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Apalachicola Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]
- Marianna Muni. (ICAO: KMAI)
  (59 miles [95 km] to the northeast)
  - Airport Identification Code:
  - ICAO: KMAI
  - Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  - From SkyVector:
  - [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
  - Current Airport Weather for Marianna Muni.
  - Additional airport information:
  - [AirNav]
  - [FlightAware]

Footnotes ...

<1>

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Open Sands), 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.