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 Orleans.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Orleans. 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 Orleans.
Large Airports ...
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Eppley Airfield (OMA/KOMA)
(203 miles [326.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(258 miles [415.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(276 miles [444.2 km] to the west)
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(294 miles [473.1 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kearney Rgnl. (EAR/KEAR)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast)
- McCook Rgnl. (MCK/KMCK)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west)
- Central Nebraska Rgnl. (GRI/KGRI)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Rgnl. (HYS/KHYS)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the south)
- North Platte Rgnl. (LBF/KLBF)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Alma Muni. (FAA ID: 4D9)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast)
- Republican City Muni.
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Oxford Muni.
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster Fld. (ICAO: KHDE)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Arapahoe Muni. (FAA ID: 37V)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Phillipsburg Muni. (ICAO: KPHG)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Norton Muni. (ICAO: KNRN)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Orleans), 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. |