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 Placid Lakes.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Placid Lakes. 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 Placid Lakes.
Large Airports ...
- Southwest Florida Intl. (RSW/KRSW)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the west)
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(82 miles [132 km] to the north)
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Bch. Intl. (PBI/KPBI)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Orlando Sanford Intl. (SFB/KSFB)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naples Muni. (APF/KAPF)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north)
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Fort Lauderdale Exec. (FXE/KFXE)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Sebring Rgnl. (ICAO: KSEF)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Avon Park Exec. (FAA ID: AVO)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Arcadia Muni. (FAA ID: X06)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Belle Muni. (ICAO: KX14)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Okeechobee Co. Airport (ICAO: KOBE)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
- Wauchula Muni. (FAA ID: CHN)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airglades Airport (FAA ID: 2IS)
(41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Placid Lakes), 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. |