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 Welcome.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Welcome. 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 Welcome.
Large Airports ...
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando Sanford Intl. (SFB/KSFB)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the south)
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east)
- Daytona Bch. Intl. (DAB/KDAB)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Plant City Muni. (ICAO: KPCM)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Lakeland Linder Rgnl. (LAL/KLAL)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Tampa Exec. (ICAO: KVDF)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow Muni. (BOW/KBOW)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF/KTPF)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Wauchula Muni. (FAA ID: CHN)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (ICAO: KGIF)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyrhills Muni. (FAA ID: ZPH)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Wales Muni. (FAA ID: X07)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Welcome), 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. |