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 West Lake Wales.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from West Lake Wales. 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 West Lake Wales.
Large Airports ...
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Tampa Intl. (TPA/KTPA)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the west)
- Sarasota / Bradenton Intl. (SRQ/KSRQ)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Orlando Sanford Intl. (SFB/KSFB)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Southwest Florida Intl. (RSW/KRSW)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Orlando Exec. (ORL/KORL)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast)
- St. Petersburg Intl. (PIE/KPIE)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west)
- Charlotte Co. Airport (PGD/KPGD)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Daytona Bch. Intl. (DAB/KDAB)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lake Wales Muni. (FAA ID: X07)
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bartow Muni. (BOW/KBOW)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (ICAO: KGIF)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Avon Park Exec. (FAA ID: AVO)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Lakeland Linder Rgnl. (LAL/KLAL)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Lake Wales), 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. |