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 Air Base City.

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

Large Airports ...

• Lubbock Preston Smith Intl.   (LBB/KLBB)
  (100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Official website: https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/airport
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: LBB       ICAO: KLBB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Lubbock Preston Smith Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• El Paso Intl.   (ELP/KELP)
  (197 miles [317 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: www.elpasointernationalairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ELP       ICAO: KELP
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for El Paso Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Albuquerque Intl.   (ABQ/KABQ)
  (250 miles [402.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://abqsunport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ABQ       ICAO: KABQ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Albuquerque Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

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

• Cavern City Air Terminal   (CNM/KCNM)
  (68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CNM       ICAO: KCNM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Cavern City Air Terminal
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Midland Intl.   (MAF/KMAF)
  (81 miles [130.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flymaf.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MAF       ICAO: KMAF
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Midland Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Roswell Industrial Airport   (ROW/KROW)
  (85 miles [136.8 km] to the west northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ROW       ICAO: KROW
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Roswell Industrial Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Clovis Muni.   (CVN/KCVN)
  (114 miles [183.5 km] to the north)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CVN       ICAO: KCVN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Clovis Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Lea County Rgnl.   (HOB/KHOB)
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: HOB       ICAO: KHOB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Lea County Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Lea County - Zip Franklin Meml.   (FAA ID: E06)
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Lea County - Zip Franklin Meml.
• Gaines Co. Airport   (ICAO: KGNC)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KGNC
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Gaines Co. Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Tatum Airport   (FAA ID: NM18)
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
  • Current Airport Weather for Tatum Airport