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 Melbourne.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from West Melbourne. 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 Melbourne.
Large Airports ...
- Orlando Intl. (MCO/KMCO)
(46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest)
- Orlando Sanford Intl. (SFB/KSFB)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Bch. Intl. (PBI/KPBI)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Melbourne Rgnl.
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Melbourne Intl. (MLB/KMLB)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Valkaria Airport (FAA ID: X59)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt Island Airport (COI/KCOI)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sebastian Muni. (FAA ID: X26)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Space Coast Rgnl. (TIX/KTIX)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Vero Bch. Muni. (VRB/KVRB)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Melbourne), 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. |