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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 Oakville.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Oakville. 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 Oakville.

Large Airports ...

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Lakefront Airport   (NEW/KNEW)
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Leonard Miller Jr. Airport   (ICAO: KGAO)
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
  • St. John the Baptist Airport   (FAA ID: 1L0)
    (39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 30.087006, -90.582749<9>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Saint John the Baptist Parish Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for St. John the Baptist Airport
  • Slidell Airport   (ICAO: KASD)
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northeast)
  • St. Tammany Rgnl.   (FAA ID: L31)
    (45 miles [72.4 km] to the north)
    • GPS Coordinates: 30.445054, -89.988879<11>
      (These coordinates were provided by the FAA)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Saint Tammany Regional Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for St. Tammany Rgnl.

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Oakville), 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.
<2>GPS Coordinates for Louis Armstrong - New Orleans International Airport:      Decimal: 29.99338, -90.258028      DDMMSS: 29° 59' 36", -90° 15' 28"
<3>GPS Coordinates for New Orleans International Airport:      Decimal: 29.99298, -90.255633      DDMMSS: 29° 59' 34", -90° 15' 20"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Houma - Terrebonne Airport:      Decimal: 29.56650, -90.660417      DDMMSS: 29° 33' 59", -90° 39' 37"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Gulfport - Biloxi International Airport:      Decimal: 30.40726, -89.070097      DDMMSS: 30° 24' 26", -89° 4' 12"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport:      Decimal: 30.53290, -91.149877      DDMMSS: 30° 31' 58", -91° 8' 59"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Lakefront Airport:      Decimal: 30.04238, -90.028250      DDMMSS: 30° 2' 32", -90° 1' 41"
<8>GPS Coordinates for South Lafourche Leonard Miller Junior. Airport:      Decimal: 29.44110, -90.261121      DDMMSS: 29° 26' 27", -90° 15' 40"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Saint John the Baptist Parish Airport:      Decimal: 30.08700, -90.582749      DDMMSS: 30° 5' 13", -90° 34' 57"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Slidell Airport:      Decimal: 30.34634, -89.820800      DDMMSS: 30° 20' 46", -89° 49' 14"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Saint Tammany Regional Airport:      Decimal: 30.44505, -89.988879      DDMMSS: 30° 26' 42", -89° 59' 19"