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 Great Bend.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Great Bend. 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 Great Bend.
Large Airports ...
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southeast)
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC/KOKC)
(214 miles [344.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(253 miles [407.2 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Great Bend Muni. (GBD/KGBD)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest)
- Hays Rgnl. (HYS/KHYS)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salina Muni. (SLN/KSLN)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Dodge City Rgnl. (DDC/KDDC)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ellinwood Muni. (FAA ID: 1K6)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Larned - Pawnee Co. Airport (FAA ID: LQR)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Holyrood Muni. (FAA ID: 87KS)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Muni. (FAA ID: 3TA)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lyons - Rice County Muni. (FAA ID: LYO)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rush Co. Airport (FAA ID: K94)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Russell Muni. (ICAO: KRSL)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth Muni. (FAA ID: 9K7)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Great Bend), 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. |