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 Tampa.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Tampa. 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 Tampa.
Large Airports ...
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(140 miles [225.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC/KOKC)
(219 miles [352.4 km] to the south)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Salina Muni. (SLN/KSLN)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Manhattan Rgnl. (MHK/KMHK)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Forbes Fld. (FOE/KFOE)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Great Bend Muni. (GBD/KGBD)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hillsboro Muni.
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Marion Muni. (FAA ID: 43K)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Herington Rgnl. (ICAO: KHRU)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Abilene Muni. (FAA ID: K78)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Moundridge Muni. (FAA ID: 47K)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McPherson Airport (FAA ID: MPR)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Council Grove Muni. (FAA ID: K63)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Newton City - Co. Airport (EWK/KEWK)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Co. Airport (FAA ID: 9K0)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Tampa), 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. |