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 Rice Tracts.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rice Tracts. 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 Rice Tracts.
Large Airports ...
- Valley Intl. (HRL/KHRL)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- San Antonio Intl. (SAT/KSAT)
(245 miles [394.3 km] to the north)
- Austin - Bergstrom Intl. (AUS/KAUS)
(285 miles [458.7 km] to the north)
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU/KHOU)
(286 miles [460.3 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Rio Grande Valley Intl.
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Padre Island Intl. (BRO/KBRO)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- San Benito Muni.
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Isabel Airport (ICAO: KPIL)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Cameron Co. Airport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Mid Valley Airport (ICAO: KT65)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rice Tracts), 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. |