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 Watts Junction.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Watts Junction. 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 Watts Junction.
Large Airports ...
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF/KTPF)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City Muni. (ICAO: KPCM)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast)
- Tampa Exec. (ICAO: KVDF)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Lakeland Linder Rgnl. (LAL/KLAL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Albert Whitted Airport (ICAO: KSPG)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wauchula Muni. (FAA ID: CHN)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bartow Muni. (BOW/KBOW)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Zephyrhills Muni. (FAA ID: ZPH)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
- Clearwater Air Park (CLW/KCLW)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (ICAO: KGIF)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Watts Junction), 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. |