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 Long Island.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Long Island. 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 Long Island.
Large Airports ...
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(260 miles [418.4 km] to the east)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(272 miles [437.7 km] to the west)
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(286 miles [460.3 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- McCook Rgnl. (MCK/KMCK)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Kearney Rgnl. (EAR/KEAR)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Hays Rgnl. (HYS/KHYS)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south)
- Central Nebraska Rgnl. (GRI/KGRI)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Platte Rgnl. (LBF/KLBF)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Alma Muni. (FAA ID: 4D9)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg Muni. (ICAO: KPHG)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Republican City Muni.
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Norton Muni. (ICAO: KNRN)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
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- Oxford Muni.
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Lenora Muni. Airfield (FAA ID: SN03)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe Muni. (FAA ID: 37V)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster Fld. (ICAO: KHDE)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Long Island), 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. |