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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 Orchard.

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

Large Airports ...

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

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Horn - Katy Hawk Intl.  
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • GPS Coordinates: 29.773563, -95.803839<7>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Horn - Katy Hawk International Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Horn - Katy Hawk Intl.
  • Sugar Land Muni./Hull Fld.   (ICAO: KSGR)
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Lake Airport   (FAA ID: ELA)
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • GPS Coordinates: 29.600556, -96.321944<9>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eagle Lake Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Eagle Lake Airport
  • West Houston Airport   (ICAO: KIWS)
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Orchard), 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 William P. Hobby Airport:
     Decimal: 29.64541, -95.278889
     DDMMSS: 29° 38' 43", -95° 16' 44"
<3>GPS Coordinates for George Bush Intercontinental Airport:
     Decimal: 29.98443, -95.341442
     DDMMSS: 29° 59' 3", -95° 20' 29"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Ellington Field:
     Decimal: 29.60733, -95.158750
     DDMMSS: 29° 36' 26", -95° 9' 31"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Scholes International Airport:
     Decimal: 29.26533, -94.860417
     DDMMSS: 29° 15' 55", -94° 51' 37"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Victoria Regional Airport:
     Decimal: 28.85255, -96.918487
     DDMMSS: 28° 51' 9", -96° 55' 6"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Horn - Katy Hawk International Airport:
     Decimal: 29.77356, -95.803839
     DDMMSS: 29° 46' 24", -95° 48' 13"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field:
     Decimal: 29.62225, -95.656528
     DDMMSS: 29° 37' 20", -95° 39' 23"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Eagle Lake Airport:
     Decimal: 29.60055, -96.321944
     DDMMSS: 29° 36' 1", -96° 19' 18"
<10>GPS Coordinates for West Houston Airport:
     Decimal: 29.81819, -95.672611
     DDMMSS: 29° 49' 5", -95° 40' 21"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Wharton Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 29.25427, -96.154389
     DDMMSS: 29° 15' 15", -96° 9' 15"
<12>GPS Coordinates for Houston - Southwest Airport:
     Decimal: 29.50613, -95.476917
     DDMMSS: 29° 30' 22", -95° 28' 36"
<13>GPS Coordinates for El Campo Metro Airport Incorporated Airport:
     Decimal: 29.17136, -96.321911
     DDMMSS: 29° 10' 16", -96° 19' 18"