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 Optima.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Optima. 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 Optima.
Large Airports ...
- Lubbock Preston Smith Intl. (LBB/KLBB)
(215 miles [346 km] to the south)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT/KICT)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC/KOKC)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the east southeast)
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(230 miles [370.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(279 miles [449 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Guymon Muni. (ICAO: KGUY)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Liberal Mid-America Rgnl. (LBL/KLBL)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hooker Muni. (FAA ID: O45)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hugoton Muni. (FAA ID: HQG)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberal Muni.
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Texhoma Muni. (FAA ID: K49)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Elkhart - Morton Co. Airport (ICAO: KEHA)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Gruver Muni. (FAA ID: E19)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south)
- Spearman Muni. (FAA ID: E42)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Perryton Airport (ICAO: KPYX)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Muni. (FAA ID: K44)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Optima), 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. |