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As an example, "Frankfurt" Hahn is actually 120 km away from the city of Frankfurt and "Paris" Beauvais is actually 85 km away from the center of Paris. Are there airports that are even further away from the center of the city they supposedly serve? To clarify:



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As an example, "Frankfurt" Hahn is actually 120 km away from the city of Frankfurt and "Paris" Beauvais is actually 85 km away from the center of Paris. Are there airports that are even further away from the center of the city they supposedly serve? To clarify:



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As an example, "Frankfurt" Hahn is actually 120 km away from the city of Frankfurt and "Paris" Beauvais is actually 85 km away from the center of Paris. Are there airports that are even further away from the center of the city they supposedly serve? To clarify:



  • Only airports with an IATA code count

  • The airport brand must either contain the name of the city or be called as such in advertisements published by a scheduled airline

  • Distance to the city center should be calculated as a direct line






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I feel there should be a follow-up to ask the furthest in time by public transport!

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@Anush: For smaller airports in countries without good public transport, that might well be "infinity".

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@Anush: For smaller airports in countries without good public transport, that might well be "infinity".

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@HenningMakholm (I meant international airports.) If there are any with no public transport to the city they serve, that's already interesting!

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I nominate Paris Vatry airport. 147 km from Paris.



Don’t even think there’s a direct link to Paris...






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    "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

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    The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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    It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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    @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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The defunct Ciudad Real Airport, also marketed as "South Madrid Airport", is/was about 200 km (227km from the Puerta del Sol, the official distance) away from Madrid






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    It just fails to beat your 'Frankfurt' Hahn, but Lydd Airport is also called London Ashford Airport, even though it's 117 km from central London. Given usual traffic conditions, that's probably a longer drive with a car than from Hahn to Frankfurt.






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      Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

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      @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

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      @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

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      @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

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      There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

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    It's a bit of a cheat, but Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is approximately 150 km from the geographic center of Yellowstone National Park. Of course, Yellowstone National Park is huge; the closest point in the park is "only" about 75 km away as the crow flies, while the farthest point is about 200 km away. The park headquarters are 96 km from BZN.



    Similarly, as pointed out by @user71659, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is approximately 105 km as the crow flies from Yosemite Village. This is perhaps a bit less of a cheat than the Yellowstone case, since while there is not a town called "Yellowstone" in Yellowstone National Park, there is a town called "Yosemite Village" in Yosemite. (This does stretch the definition of a "city", of course.)






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      The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

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      Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

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    Not going to win, but another that’s over 100km from the city with the same name is Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is 106km by road to the Stockholm city center.






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      Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

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    The distance



    According to Google Maps, the distance from Bangkok to U-Tapao is upward of 170 kilometres by road, as shown in the screenshot below. The direct distance, as pointed out in a statement by Eva Air (in the quote below, in bold) is about 140 kilometres.
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    The future



    There are plans for U-tapao Rayong-Pattaya Airport to become Bangkok's third airport. According to The Blue Swan Daily:




    The Royal Thai Navy, operator of Utapao Rayong-Pattaya International airport, recently unsealed tender bids for the USD9 billion redevelopment of the facility under the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.




    Its summary of the article lists:




    Utapao will ultimately take its place as a ‘Bangkok’ airport, but one dedicated to tourists as it serves nearby Pattaya.




    The past



    It's not completely unprecedented for flights to Bangkok to head to U-Tapao. In 2008, when both of Bangkok's main airports were closed, some airlines chose to direct their flight there. From web.archive.org's capture of the Eva Air website (emphasis is mine):




    Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is still closed, so EVA Air changes flight schedule to Bangkok and Europe. EVA Air temporarily take Utapao Airport for the operation for flights to and from and via Bangkok.



    Utapao is located approximately 140 kilometres and south from Bangkok. However, facilities at Utapao are very basic and the airport is heavily congested, we apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but ask for your understanding that the airport at Utapao is originally designed for military purpose.




    It wasn't just Eva Air that decided to move it's flights, it has, for some time, been Thailand's main airport. From Wikipedia:




    With the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in late November 2008 because they had been occupied by anti-government protestors, U-Tapao became for a time Thailand's main supplementary international gateway. Many airlines arranged special flights to and from U-Tapao to ferry international passengers stranded by the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport.




    As you can imagine, this caused quite a few problems (from the same Wikipedia link):




    As many as 100,000 passengers were stranded in Thailand until early December. Although its runway can accommodate large aircraft, U-Tapao's terminals are not designed to handle more than a few flights a day. Travellers were subject to many hardships, and as the security was not up-to-date, some US-bound flights were diverted to Japan and their passengers required to go through a supplementary security check before continuing.







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      @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

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    Not going to win, but Manchester Boston Regional Airport is about 44 mi (71 km) from the center of Boston (approximate straight-line measurement using Google Maps).



    Ryanair's "Oslo" airport (TORP Sandefjord) is 87 km (54 mi) from the center of Oslo.



    In general, I'd expect Ryanair's destinations list to include lots of good candidate answers to this question.






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      "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

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    Once upon a time, Penzance (SW England, IATA code PZE, although pretty much just an airstrip) briefly advertised itself as "London Penzance", despite being 306 miles (492km) from London.



    I can't find a link, but it was poking fun at the likes of "London Luton" (56km), "London Stansted" (61km), which claim to be alternatives to London City (13km), Heathrow (24km) and Gatwick (45km).






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      Not going to beat the other answers, but I wanted to throw in Weeze Airport anyhow, as it was supposed to be named "Düsseldorf-Weeze", but a court blocked the name due to the distance of 60km (Wikipedia claims 83km, the distance on road) from Düsseldorf.



      Ryanair still calls it Dusseldorf-Weeze, however - I almost fell for it some time ago.






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      • Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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      I nominate Paris Vatry airport. 147 km from Paris.



      Don’t even think there’s a direct link to Paris...






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        "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

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        The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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        It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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        +1 this is the winner. There's a pretty exhaustive list here, and "Paris" Vatry comes up top: amusingplanet.com/2015/06/…

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        @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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      I nominate Paris Vatry airport. 147 km from Paris.



      Don’t even think there’s a direct link to Paris...






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        "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

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        The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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        It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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        +1 this is the winner. There's a pretty exhaustive list here, and "Paris" Vatry comes up top: amusingplanet.com/2015/06/…

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        @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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      I nominate Paris Vatry airport. 147 km from Paris.



      Don’t even think there’s a direct link to Paris...






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      I nominate Paris Vatry airport. 147 km from Paris.



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        "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

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        The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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        It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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        +1 this is the winner. There's a pretty exhaustive list here, and "Paris" Vatry comes up top: amusingplanet.com/2015/06/…

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        @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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        "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

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        The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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        It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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        +1 this is the winner. There's a pretty exhaustive list here, and "Paris" Vatry comes up top: amusingplanet.com/2015/06/…

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        @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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      "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

      – John Dvorak
      Apr 29 at 19:52






      "A regular bus service is provided between the airport and the towns of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. ... Would you like to travel to PARIS from the airport or the opposite? ... Use a Vatry-express shuttle to reach the stations of Châlons-en-champagne or Reims Center and then take the train to Paris"

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      The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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      The tagline on that website is “So Close. So Fast”. o_O

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      It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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      It's closer to Belgium than it is to Paris

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      +1 this is the winner. There's a pretty exhaustive list here, and "Paris" Vatry comes up top: amusingplanet.com/2015/06/…

      – jpatokal
      2 days ago





      +1 this is the winner. There's a pretty exhaustive list here, and "Paris" Vatry comes up top: amusingplanet.com/2015/06/…

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      2 days ago




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      @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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      2 days ago





      @gerrit The airport's home page is parisvatry.com and that page also calls it Paris Vatry, so the marketing is pretty strong here.

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      The defunct Ciudad Real Airport, also marketed as "South Madrid Airport", is/was about 200 km (227km from the Puerta del Sol, the official distance) away from Madrid






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        The defunct Ciudad Real Airport, also marketed as "South Madrid Airport", is/was about 200 km (227km from the Puerta del Sol, the official distance) away from Madrid






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          The defunct Ciudad Real Airport, also marketed as "South Madrid Airport", is/was about 200 km (227km from the Puerta del Sol, the official distance) away from Madrid






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          The defunct Ciudad Real Airport, also marketed as "South Madrid Airport", is/was about 200 km (227km from the Puerta del Sol, the official distance) away from Madrid







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              It just fails to beat your 'Frankfurt' Hahn, but Lydd Airport is also called London Ashford Airport, even though it's 117 km from central London. Given usual traffic conditions, that's probably a longer drive with a car than from Hahn to Frankfurt.






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                Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

                – origimbo
                Apr 29 at 19:20







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                @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

                – Chris H
                Apr 29 at 20:37







              • 2





                @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

                – David Richerby
                Apr 29 at 21:34






              • 1





                @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

                – Chris H
                2 days ago






              • 1





                There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

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              It just fails to beat your 'Frankfurt' Hahn, but Lydd Airport is also called London Ashford Airport, even though it's 117 km from central London. Given usual traffic conditions, that's probably a longer drive with a car than from Hahn to Frankfurt.






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              • 22





                Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

                – origimbo
                Apr 29 at 19:20







              • 11





                @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

                – Chris H
                Apr 29 at 20:37







              • 2





                @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

                – David Richerby
                Apr 29 at 21:34






              • 1





                @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

                – Chris H
                2 days ago






              • 1





                There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

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              It just fails to beat your 'Frankfurt' Hahn, but Lydd Airport is also called London Ashford Airport, even though it's 117 km from central London. Given usual traffic conditions, that's probably a longer drive with a car than from Hahn to Frankfurt.






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              It just fails to beat your 'Frankfurt' Hahn, but Lydd Airport is also called London Ashford Airport, even though it's 117 km from central London. Given usual traffic conditions, that's probably a longer drive with a car than from Hahn to Frankfurt.







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                Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

                – origimbo
                Apr 29 at 19:20







              • 11





                @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

                – Chris H
                Apr 29 at 20:37







              • 2





                @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

                – David Richerby
                Apr 29 at 21:34






              • 1





                @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

                – Chris H
                2 days ago






              • 1





                There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

                – Fahad Sadah
                yesterday












              • 22





                Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

                – origimbo
                Apr 29 at 19:20







              • 11





                @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

                – Chris H
                Apr 29 at 20:37







              • 2





                @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

                – David Richerby
                Apr 29 at 21:34






              • 1





                @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

                – Chris H
                2 days ago






              • 1





                There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

                – Fahad Sadah
                yesterday







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              Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

              – origimbo
              Apr 29 at 19:20






              Given that "London Oxford Airport" is about 100km from London in virtually the other direction, there may be a booby prize of the city with the widest airport name catchment.

              – origimbo
              Apr 29 at 19:20





              11




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              @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

              – Chris H
              Apr 29 at 20:37






              @gparyani given that “London Ashford Airport Ltd” is a subsidiary company which appears neither to have nor to have ever had any purpose other than running this single airport - which is closer to Calais than it is to London - I think you’re being rather generous to suggest that’s a meaningful difference.

              – Chris H
              Apr 29 at 20:37





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              @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

              – David Richerby
              Apr 29 at 21:34





              @ChrisH I'm not sure. If you go to the airport's website, the logo says "LYDD London Ashford Airport" but the domain is www.lydd-airport.co.uk and the text only ever talks about "Lydd Airport", "Flying into Lydd" and even "fly owners with their pets directly to Lydd Airport [...] rather than to busy London Airports." Even the operator doesn't call the airport "London Ashford".

              – David Richerby
              Apr 29 at 21:34




              1




              1





              @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

              – Chris H
              2 days ago





              @origimbo London would be doing quite well even without Lydd given London Southend Airport around 50 km ENE. I haven't checked a straight-line distance but Google walking directions say it's 100 miles from London Oxford. But Lydd's own website has "London Ashford Airport" in the logo, and more importantly it seems that it's listed by ICAO as "Lydd/London Ashford" (according to plenty of secondary sources). A different ChrisH to the one above

              – Chris H
              2 days ago




              1




              1





              There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

              – Fahad Sadah
              yesterday





              There was also the London Prestwick Airport incident :D

              – Fahad Sadah
              yesterday











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              It's a bit of a cheat, but Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is approximately 150 km from the geographic center of Yellowstone National Park. Of course, Yellowstone National Park is huge; the closest point in the park is "only" about 75 km away as the crow flies, while the farthest point is about 200 km away. The park headquarters are 96 km from BZN.



              Similarly, as pointed out by @user71659, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is approximately 105 km as the crow flies from Yosemite Village. This is perhaps a bit less of a cheat than the Yellowstone case, since while there is not a town called "Yellowstone" in Yellowstone National Park, there is a town called "Yosemite Village" in Yosemite. (This does stretch the definition of a "city", of course.)






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                The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

                – John Dvorak
                Apr 29 at 19:48






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                Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

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              It's a bit of a cheat, but Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is approximately 150 km from the geographic center of Yellowstone National Park. Of course, Yellowstone National Park is huge; the closest point in the park is "only" about 75 km away as the crow flies, while the farthest point is about 200 km away. The park headquarters are 96 km from BZN.



              Similarly, as pointed out by @user71659, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is approximately 105 km as the crow flies from Yosemite Village. This is perhaps a bit less of a cheat than the Yellowstone case, since while there is not a town called "Yellowstone" in Yellowstone National Park, there is a town called "Yosemite Village" in Yosemite. (This does stretch the definition of a "city", of course.)






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                The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

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                Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

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              It's a bit of a cheat, but Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is approximately 150 km from the geographic center of Yellowstone National Park. Of course, Yellowstone National Park is huge; the closest point in the park is "only" about 75 km away as the crow flies, while the farthest point is about 200 km away. The park headquarters are 96 km from BZN.



              Similarly, as pointed out by @user71659, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is approximately 105 km as the crow flies from Yosemite Village. This is perhaps a bit less of a cheat than the Yellowstone case, since while there is not a town called "Yellowstone" in Yellowstone National Park, there is a town called "Yosemite Village" in Yosemite. (This does stretch the definition of a "city", of course.)






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              It's a bit of a cheat, but Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is approximately 150 km from the geographic center of Yellowstone National Park. Of course, Yellowstone National Park is huge; the closest point in the park is "only" about 75 km away as the crow flies, while the farthest point is about 200 km away. The park headquarters are 96 km from BZN.



              Similarly, as pointed out by @user71659, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is approximately 105 km as the crow flies from Yosemite Village. This is perhaps a bit less of a cheat than the Yellowstone case, since while there is not a town called "Yellowstone" in Yellowstone National Park, there is a town called "Yosemite Village" in Yosemite. (This does stretch the definition of a "city", of course.)







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                The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

                – John Dvorak
                Apr 29 at 19:48






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                Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

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                The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

                – John Dvorak
                Apr 29 at 19:48






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                Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

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              The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

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              Apr 29 at 19:48





              The question also specifies "city", which the Yellowstone National Park isn't.

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              Apr 29 at 19:48




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              Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

              – user71659
              Apr 29 at 20:31





              Similarly Fresno Yosemite International (the famous FAT) is 96 miles/154 km from Yosemite Valley.

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              Not going to win, but another that’s over 100km from the city with the same name is Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is 106km by road to the Stockholm city center.






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                Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

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                yesterday











              • I never thought of it being that far. At least there's a very stable bus shuttle service.

                – Ludwik
                yesterday











              • The express train is more expensive than the bus (but cheaper than a taxi) and cuts the trip down to 15 or 20 minutes or something. Swedes complain that Arlanda is so far away but honestly, with that express train it hardly seems very far, and I'd take that over a similar trip to almost any airport in the US.

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                yesterday











              • @L0j1k thing with Arlanda is that it's techically part of Stockholm's transport area, so you can go there with your yearly ticket, but it's excruciatingly long, and you have to take a train and then a bus, while the express's return ticket is 30 or 40$. Sure if you come once in Stockholm it's okay, but if you live there and take the plane reasonably often, it becomes expensive quite fast

                – Nico
                yesterday











              • Stockholm Bromma actually has several international flights, so it should be counted too..

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                15 hours ago















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              Not going to win, but another that’s over 100km from the city with the same name is Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is 106km by road to the Stockholm city center.






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                Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

                – d-b
                yesterday











              • I never thought of it being that far. At least there's a very stable bus shuttle service.

                – Ludwik
                yesterday











              • The express train is more expensive than the bus (but cheaper than a taxi) and cuts the trip down to 15 or 20 minutes or something. Swedes complain that Arlanda is so far away but honestly, with that express train it hardly seems very far, and I'd take that over a similar trip to almost any airport in the US.

                – L0j1k
                yesterday











              • @L0j1k thing with Arlanda is that it's techically part of Stockholm's transport area, so you can go there with your yearly ticket, but it's excruciatingly long, and you have to take a train and then a bus, while the express's return ticket is 30 or 40$. Sure if you come once in Stockholm it's okay, but if you live there and take the plane reasonably often, it becomes expensive quite fast

                – Nico
                yesterday











              • Stockholm Bromma actually has several international flights, so it should be counted too..

                – SAS
                15 hours ago













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              Not going to win, but another that’s over 100km from the city with the same name is Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is 106km by road to the Stockholm city center.






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              Not going to win, but another that’s over 100km from the city with the same name is Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is 106km by road to the Stockholm city center.







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                Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

                – d-b
                yesterday











              • I never thought of it being that far. At least there's a very stable bus shuttle service.

                – Ludwik
                yesterday











              • The express train is more expensive than the bus (but cheaper than a taxi) and cuts the trip down to 15 or 20 minutes or something. Swedes complain that Arlanda is so far away but honestly, with that express train it hardly seems very far, and I'd take that over a similar trip to almost any airport in the US.

                – L0j1k
                yesterday











              • @L0j1k thing with Arlanda is that it's techically part of Stockholm's transport area, so you can go there with your yearly ticket, but it's excruciatingly long, and you have to take a train and then a bus, while the express's return ticket is 30 or 40$. Sure if you come once in Stockholm it's okay, but if you live there and take the plane reasonably often, it becomes expensive quite fast

                – Nico
                yesterday











              • Stockholm Bromma actually has several international flights, so it should be counted too..

                – SAS
                15 hours ago












              • 1





                Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

                – d-b
                yesterday











              • I never thought of it being that far. At least there's a very stable bus shuttle service.

                – Ludwik
                yesterday











              • The express train is more expensive than the bus (but cheaper than a taxi) and cuts the trip down to 15 or 20 minutes or something. Swedes complain that Arlanda is so far away but honestly, with that express train it hardly seems very far, and I'd take that over a similar trip to almost any airport in the US.

                – L0j1k
                yesterday











              • @L0j1k thing with Arlanda is that it's techically part of Stockholm's transport area, so you can go there with your yearly ticket, but it's excruciatingly long, and you have to take a train and then a bus, while the express's return ticket is 30 or 40$. Sure if you come once in Stockholm it's okay, but if you live there and take the plane reasonably often, it becomes expensive quite fast

                – Nico
                yesterday











              • Stockholm Bromma actually has several international flights, so it should be counted too..

                – SAS
                15 hours ago







              1




              1





              Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

              – d-b
              yesterday





              Don't forget that Stockholm-Västerås airport is 103 km away and Arlanda 40 km away so the average distance for Stockholm's three airports is 83 km. Must be some kind of record too (if you include Bromma - that only offers domestic flights - that number is reduced to 65 km).

              – d-b
              yesterday













              I never thought of it being that far. At least there's a very stable bus shuttle service.

              – Ludwik
              yesterday





              I never thought of it being that far. At least there's a very stable bus shuttle service.

              – Ludwik
              yesterday













              The express train is more expensive than the bus (but cheaper than a taxi) and cuts the trip down to 15 or 20 minutes or something. Swedes complain that Arlanda is so far away but honestly, with that express train it hardly seems very far, and I'd take that over a similar trip to almost any airport in the US.

              – L0j1k
              yesterday





              The express train is more expensive than the bus (but cheaper than a taxi) and cuts the trip down to 15 or 20 minutes or something. Swedes complain that Arlanda is so far away but honestly, with that express train it hardly seems very far, and I'd take that over a similar trip to almost any airport in the US.

              – L0j1k
              yesterday













              @L0j1k thing with Arlanda is that it's techically part of Stockholm's transport area, so you can go there with your yearly ticket, but it's excruciatingly long, and you have to take a train and then a bus, while the express's return ticket is 30 or 40$. Sure if you come once in Stockholm it's okay, but if you live there and take the plane reasonably often, it becomes expensive quite fast

              – Nico
              yesterday





              @L0j1k thing with Arlanda is that it's techically part of Stockholm's transport area, so you can go there with your yearly ticket, but it's excruciatingly long, and you have to take a train and then a bus, while the express's return ticket is 30 or 40$. Sure if you come once in Stockholm it's okay, but if you live there and take the plane reasonably often, it becomes expensive quite fast

              – Nico
              yesterday













              Stockholm Bromma actually has several international flights, so it should be counted too..

              – SAS
              15 hours ago





              Stockholm Bromma actually has several international flights, so it should be counted too..

              – SAS
              15 hours ago











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              The distance



              According to Google Maps, the distance from Bangkok to U-Tapao is upward of 170 kilometres by road, as shown in the screenshot below. The direct distance, as pointed out in a statement by Eva Air (in the quote below, in bold) is about 140 kilometres.
              enter image description here



              The future



              There are plans for U-tapao Rayong-Pattaya Airport to become Bangkok's third airport. According to The Blue Swan Daily:




              The Royal Thai Navy, operator of Utapao Rayong-Pattaya International airport, recently unsealed tender bids for the USD9 billion redevelopment of the facility under the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.




              Its summary of the article lists:




              Utapao will ultimately take its place as a ‘Bangkok’ airport, but one dedicated to tourists as it serves nearby Pattaya.




              The past



              It's not completely unprecedented for flights to Bangkok to head to U-Tapao. In 2008, when both of Bangkok's main airports were closed, some airlines chose to direct their flight there. From web.archive.org's capture of the Eva Air website (emphasis is mine):




              Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is still closed, so EVA Air changes flight schedule to Bangkok and Europe. EVA Air temporarily take Utapao Airport for the operation for flights to and from and via Bangkok.



              Utapao is located approximately 140 kilometres and south from Bangkok. However, facilities at Utapao are very basic and the airport is heavily congested, we apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but ask for your understanding that the airport at Utapao is originally designed for military purpose.




              It wasn't just Eva Air that decided to move it's flights, it has, for some time, been Thailand's main airport. From Wikipedia:




              With the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in late November 2008 because they had been occupied by anti-government protestors, U-Tapao became for a time Thailand's main supplementary international gateway. Many airlines arranged special flights to and from U-Tapao to ferry international passengers stranded by the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport.




              As you can imagine, this caused quite a few problems (from the same Wikipedia link):




              As many as 100,000 passengers were stranded in Thailand until early December. Although its runway can accommodate large aircraft, U-Tapao's terminals are not designed to handle more than a few flights a day. Travellers were subject to many hardships, and as the security was not up-to-date, some US-bound flights were diverted to Japan and their passengers required to go through a supplementary security check before continuing.







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                @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

                – JJJ
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              The distance



              According to Google Maps, the distance from Bangkok to U-Tapao is upward of 170 kilometres by road, as shown in the screenshot below. The direct distance, as pointed out in a statement by Eva Air (in the quote below, in bold) is about 140 kilometres.
              enter image description here



              The future



              There are plans for U-tapao Rayong-Pattaya Airport to become Bangkok's third airport. According to The Blue Swan Daily:




              The Royal Thai Navy, operator of Utapao Rayong-Pattaya International airport, recently unsealed tender bids for the USD9 billion redevelopment of the facility under the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.




              Its summary of the article lists:




              Utapao will ultimately take its place as a ‘Bangkok’ airport, but one dedicated to tourists as it serves nearby Pattaya.




              The past



              It's not completely unprecedented for flights to Bangkok to head to U-Tapao. In 2008, when both of Bangkok's main airports were closed, some airlines chose to direct their flight there. From web.archive.org's capture of the Eva Air website (emphasis is mine):




              Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is still closed, so EVA Air changes flight schedule to Bangkok and Europe. EVA Air temporarily take Utapao Airport for the operation for flights to and from and via Bangkok.



              Utapao is located approximately 140 kilometres and south from Bangkok. However, facilities at Utapao are very basic and the airport is heavily congested, we apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but ask for your understanding that the airport at Utapao is originally designed for military purpose.




              It wasn't just Eva Air that decided to move it's flights, it has, for some time, been Thailand's main airport. From Wikipedia:




              With the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in late November 2008 because they had been occupied by anti-government protestors, U-Tapao became for a time Thailand's main supplementary international gateway. Many airlines arranged special flights to and from U-Tapao to ferry international passengers stranded by the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport.




              As you can imagine, this caused quite a few problems (from the same Wikipedia link):




              As many as 100,000 passengers were stranded in Thailand until early December. Although its runway can accommodate large aircraft, U-Tapao's terminals are not designed to handle more than a few flights a day. Travellers were subject to many hardships, and as the security was not up-to-date, some US-bound flights were diverted to Japan and their passengers required to go through a supplementary security check before continuing.







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              • Do they actually plan to include "Bangkok" in the name of the city though?

                – JonathanReez
                yesterday






              • 1





                @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

                – JJJ
                yesterday













              10












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              The distance



              According to Google Maps, the distance from Bangkok to U-Tapao is upward of 170 kilometres by road, as shown in the screenshot below. The direct distance, as pointed out in a statement by Eva Air (in the quote below, in bold) is about 140 kilometres.
              enter image description here



              The future



              There are plans for U-tapao Rayong-Pattaya Airport to become Bangkok's third airport. According to The Blue Swan Daily:




              The Royal Thai Navy, operator of Utapao Rayong-Pattaya International airport, recently unsealed tender bids for the USD9 billion redevelopment of the facility under the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.




              Its summary of the article lists:




              Utapao will ultimately take its place as a ‘Bangkok’ airport, but one dedicated to tourists as it serves nearby Pattaya.




              The past



              It's not completely unprecedented for flights to Bangkok to head to U-Tapao. In 2008, when both of Bangkok's main airports were closed, some airlines chose to direct their flight there. From web.archive.org's capture of the Eva Air website (emphasis is mine):




              Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is still closed, so EVA Air changes flight schedule to Bangkok and Europe. EVA Air temporarily take Utapao Airport for the operation for flights to and from and via Bangkok.



              Utapao is located approximately 140 kilometres and south from Bangkok. However, facilities at Utapao are very basic and the airport is heavily congested, we apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but ask for your understanding that the airport at Utapao is originally designed for military purpose.




              It wasn't just Eva Air that decided to move it's flights, it has, for some time, been Thailand's main airport. From Wikipedia:




              With the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in late November 2008 because they had been occupied by anti-government protestors, U-Tapao became for a time Thailand's main supplementary international gateway. Many airlines arranged special flights to and from U-Tapao to ferry international passengers stranded by the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport.




              As you can imagine, this caused quite a few problems (from the same Wikipedia link):




              As many as 100,000 passengers were stranded in Thailand until early December. Although its runway can accommodate large aircraft, U-Tapao's terminals are not designed to handle more than a few flights a day. Travellers were subject to many hardships, and as the security was not up-to-date, some US-bound flights were diverted to Japan and their passengers required to go through a supplementary security check before continuing.







              share|improve this answer















              The distance



              According to Google Maps, the distance from Bangkok to U-Tapao is upward of 170 kilometres by road, as shown in the screenshot below. The direct distance, as pointed out in a statement by Eva Air (in the quote below, in bold) is about 140 kilometres.
              enter image description here



              The future



              There are plans for U-tapao Rayong-Pattaya Airport to become Bangkok's third airport. According to The Blue Swan Daily:




              The Royal Thai Navy, operator of Utapao Rayong-Pattaya International airport, recently unsealed tender bids for the USD9 billion redevelopment of the facility under the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.




              Its summary of the article lists:




              Utapao will ultimately take its place as a ‘Bangkok’ airport, but one dedicated to tourists as it serves nearby Pattaya.




              The past



              It's not completely unprecedented for flights to Bangkok to head to U-Tapao. In 2008, when both of Bangkok's main airports were closed, some airlines chose to direct their flight there. From web.archive.org's capture of the Eva Air website (emphasis is mine):




              Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is still closed, so EVA Air changes flight schedule to Bangkok and Europe. EVA Air temporarily take Utapao Airport for the operation for flights to and from and via Bangkok.



              Utapao is located approximately 140 kilometres and south from Bangkok. However, facilities at Utapao are very basic and the airport is heavily congested, we apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but ask for your understanding that the airport at Utapao is originally designed for military purpose.




              It wasn't just Eva Air that decided to move it's flights, it has, for some time, been Thailand's main airport. From Wikipedia:




              With the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in late November 2008 because they had been occupied by anti-government protestors, U-Tapao became for a time Thailand's main supplementary international gateway. Many airlines arranged special flights to and from U-Tapao to ferry international passengers stranded by the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport.




              As you can imagine, this caused quite a few problems (from the same Wikipedia link):




              As many as 100,000 passengers were stranded in Thailand until early December. Although its runway can accommodate large aircraft, U-Tapao's terminals are not designed to handle more than a few flights a day. Travellers were subject to many hardships, and as the security was not up-to-date, some US-bound flights were diverted to Japan and their passengers required to go through a supplementary security check before continuing.








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              • Do they actually plan to include "Bangkok" in the name of the city though?

                – JonathanReez
                yesterday






              • 1





                @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

                – JJJ
                yesterday

















              • Do they actually plan to include "Bangkok" in the name of the city though?

                – JonathanReez
                yesterday






              • 1





                @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

                – JJJ
                yesterday
















              Do they actually plan to include "Bangkok" in the name of the city though?

              – JonathanReez
              yesterday





              Do they actually plan to include "Bangkok" in the name of the city though?

              – JonathanReez
              yesterday




              1




              1





              @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

              – JJJ
              yesterday





              @JonathanReez according to the article I cited, it will be referred to as 'Bangkok Airport', but I don't think anything has been officially decided yet. And given the fluidity of things, decisions could easily change. I thought it was interesting enough for an answer though.

              – JJJ
              yesterday











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              Not going to win, but Manchester Boston Regional Airport is about 44 mi (71 km) from the center of Boston (approximate straight-line measurement using Google Maps).



              Ryanair's "Oslo" airport (TORP Sandefjord) is 87 km (54 mi) from the center of Oslo.



              In general, I'd expect Ryanair's destinations list to include lots of good candidate answers to this question.






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                "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

                – Bilkokuya
                10 hours ago















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              Not going to win, but Manchester Boston Regional Airport is about 44 mi (71 km) from the center of Boston (approximate straight-line measurement using Google Maps).



              Ryanair's "Oslo" airport (TORP Sandefjord) is 87 km (54 mi) from the center of Oslo.



              In general, I'd expect Ryanair's destinations list to include lots of good candidate answers to this question.






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                "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

                – Bilkokuya
                10 hours ago













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              5








              5







              Not going to win, but Manchester Boston Regional Airport is about 44 mi (71 km) from the center of Boston (approximate straight-line measurement using Google Maps).



              Ryanair's "Oslo" airport (TORP Sandefjord) is 87 km (54 mi) from the center of Oslo.



              In general, I'd expect Ryanair's destinations list to include lots of good candidate answers to this question.






              share|improve this answer















              Not going to win, but Manchester Boston Regional Airport is about 44 mi (71 km) from the center of Boston (approximate straight-line measurement using Google Maps).



              Ryanair's "Oslo" airport (TORP Sandefjord) is 87 km (54 mi) from the center of Oslo.



              In general, I'd expect Ryanair's destinations list to include lots of good candidate answers to this question.







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                "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

                – Bilkokuya
                10 hours ago












              • 2





                "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

                – Bilkokuya
                10 hours ago







              2




              2





              "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

              – Bilkokuya
              10 hours ago





              "44 miles from the center of Boston", and nealy 3200 miles from Manchester!

              – Bilkokuya
              10 hours ago











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              Once upon a time, Penzance (SW England, IATA code PZE, although pretty much just an airstrip) briefly advertised itself as "London Penzance", despite being 306 miles (492km) from London.



              I can't find a link, but it was poking fun at the likes of "London Luton" (56km), "London Stansted" (61km), which claim to be alternatives to London City (13km), Heathrow (24km) and Gatwick (45km).






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                Once upon a time, Penzance (SW England, IATA code PZE, although pretty much just an airstrip) briefly advertised itself as "London Penzance", despite being 306 miles (492km) from London.



                I can't find a link, but it was poking fun at the likes of "London Luton" (56km), "London Stansted" (61km), which claim to be alternatives to London City (13km), Heathrow (24km) and Gatwick (45km).






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                  3







                  Once upon a time, Penzance (SW England, IATA code PZE, although pretty much just an airstrip) briefly advertised itself as "London Penzance", despite being 306 miles (492km) from London.



                  I can't find a link, but it was poking fun at the likes of "London Luton" (56km), "London Stansted" (61km), which claim to be alternatives to London City (13km), Heathrow (24km) and Gatwick (45km).






                  share|improve this answer















                  Once upon a time, Penzance (SW England, IATA code PZE, although pretty much just an airstrip) briefly advertised itself as "London Penzance", despite being 306 miles (492km) from London.



                  I can't find a link, but it was poking fun at the likes of "London Luton" (56km), "London Stansted" (61km), which claim to be alternatives to London City (13km), Heathrow (24km) and Gatwick (45km).







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                      Not going to beat the other answers, but I wanted to throw in Weeze Airport anyhow, as it was supposed to be named "Düsseldorf-Weeze", but a court blocked the name due to the distance of 60km (Wikipedia claims 83km, the distance on road) from Düsseldorf.



                      Ryanair still calls it Dusseldorf-Weeze, however - I almost fell for it some time ago.






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                      • Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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                      Not going to beat the other answers, but I wanted to throw in Weeze Airport anyhow, as it was supposed to be named "Düsseldorf-Weeze", but a court blocked the name due to the distance of 60km (Wikipedia claims 83km, the distance on road) from Düsseldorf.



                      Ryanair still calls it Dusseldorf-Weeze, however - I almost fell for it some time ago.






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                      • Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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                      Not going to beat the other answers, but I wanted to throw in Weeze Airport anyhow, as it was supposed to be named "Düsseldorf-Weeze", but a court blocked the name due to the distance of 60km (Wikipedia claims 83km, the distance on road) from Düsseldorf.



                      Ryanair still calls it Dusseldorf-Weeze, however - I almost fell for it some time ago.






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                      Not going to beat the other answers, but I wanted to throw in Weeze Airport anyhow, as it was supposed to be named "Düsseldorf-Weeze", but a court blocked the name due to the distance of 60km (Wikipedia claims 83km, the distance on road) from Düsseldorf.



                      Ryanair still calls it Dusseldorf-Weeze, however - I almost fell for it some time ago.







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                      • Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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                      • Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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                      Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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                      Google Flights also lists it under Düsseldorf, Germany when you type dusse. ;)

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