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 Rock.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rock. 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 Rock.
Large Airports ...
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(105 miles [169 km] to the east)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF/KTPF)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tampa Exec. (ICAO: KVDF)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plant City Muni. (ICAO: KPCM)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albert Whitted Airport (ICAO: KSPG)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Lakeland Linder Rgnl. (LAL/KLAL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Clearwater Air Park (CLW/KCLW)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Zephyrhills Muni. (FAA ID: ZPH)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rock), 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. |