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 Santa Elena.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Santa Elena. 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 Santa Elena.
Large Airports ...
- Valley Intl. (HRL/KHRL)
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- San Antonio Intl. (SAT/KSAT)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Austin - Bergstrom Intl. (AUS/KAUS)
(272 miles [437.7 km] to the north)
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU/KHOU)
(275 miles [442.6 km] to the north northeast)
- George Bush Intercontinental (IAH/KIAH)
(293 miles [471.5 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Rio Grande Valley Intl.
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Padre Island Intl. (BRO/KBRO)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- McAllen Miller Intl. (MFE/KMFE)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- San Benito Muni.
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cameron Co. Airport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east southeast)
- Port Isabel Airport (ICAO: KPIL)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east southeast)
- Mid Valley Airport (ICAO: KT65)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Edinburg Intl. (FAA ID: EBG)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Rio Grande Valley Rgnl.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Santa Elena), 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. |