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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 Lake Charles.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lake Charles. 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 Lake Charles.
Large Airports ...
- Lester B. Pearson Intl. (YYZ/CYYZ)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto City Airport (YTZ/CYTZ)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay Airport (YYB/CYYB)
(134 miles [215.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Buffalo - Niagara Intl. (BUF/KBUF)
(169 miles [272 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Intl. (FNT/KFNT)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Rochester Intl. (ROC/KROC)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Kitchener / Waterloo Intl. (YKF/CYKF)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southeast)
- London Intl. (YXU/CYXU)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Wiarton Airport (YVV/CYVV)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Rgnl. (YOS/CYOS)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southampton Airport (FAA ID: CPF7)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 44.494333, -81.335696<12>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Southampton Airport
- Port Elgin Airport (FAA ID: CNL4)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 44.415278, -81.414444<13>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Port Elgin Airport
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lake Charles), 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 Toronto / Lester B. Pearson International Airport:
Decimal: 43.67722, -79.630556
DDMMSS: 43° 40' 37", -79° 37' 50" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Billy Bishop - Toronto City Airport:
Decimal: 43.62750, -79.396111
DDMMSS: 43° 37' 38", -79° 23' 45" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for North Bay Airport:
Decimal: 46.36388, -79.424167
DDMMSS: 46° 21' 49", -79° 25' 27" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Buffalo - Niagara International Airport:
Decimal: 42.94052, -78.732167
DDMMSS: 42° 56' 25", -78° 43' 55" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Bishop International Airport:
Decimal: 42.96541, -83.743667
DDMMSS: 42° 57' 55", -83° 44' 37" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Rochester International Airport:
Decimal: 43.11886, -77.672389
DDMMSS: 43° 7' 7", -77° 40' 20" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Kitchener / Waterloo International Airport:
Decimal: 43.46083, -80.378611
DDMMSS: 43° 27' 38", -80° 22' 42" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for London International Airport:
Decimal: 43.03305, -81.151111
DDMMSS: 43° 1' 58", -81° 9' 3" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Wiarton Airport:
Decimal: 44.74583, -81.107222
DDMMSS: 44° 44' 44", -81° 6' 25" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport:
Decimal: 44.59027, -80.837500
DDMMSS: 44° 35' 24", -80° 50' 15" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Southampton Airport:
Decimal: 44.49433, -81.335696
DDMMSS: 44° 29' 39", -81° 20' 8" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Port Elgin Airport:
Decimal: 44.41527, -81.414444
DDMMSS: 44° 24' 54", -81° 24' 51" |
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