I've dropped my friend for flight to dubai at the kempegowda airport (bangalore), and he landed at DXB before I reached home, thanks to bangalore traffic

Ryanair flies into "London-Winnipeg"; but you'll need to connect via an 8h Air Canada flight to get back to the UK.

To arrive into Tokyo from NRT, the best way is not to drive, but taking a “Skyliner” train, which can take you to the heart of Tokyo in just 40 minutes

I live in Frankfurt and as much as Frankfurt Main is a beautiful and close airport at a bicycle distance from the city center, Frankfurt Hahn is probably one of the biggest Real-World clickbait I've ever seen.

I lived In Kuala Lumpur for about 9 years. KLIA is about a 45 minute drive or you could ride the KLIA Express (train service) which takes about 30 minutes on the direct route from KLIA Sentral (in KL with subway and monorail service around KL) to KLIA 1 and 2.

I love the slogan of Paris-Vatry airport: "So close. So fast" xD

Narita, but that works because flights are generally long haul and the two train lines that get you to the city in under an hour are comfortable.

I once took a Ryanair flight to Oslo Torp which got diverted to Oslo Gardermoen because of heavy snow. Landing there on the snow covered runway was awesome and I felt I had finally got one up on Ryanair!

I was sure Melbourne - Avalon would make this list. But it's a relatively modest 65 km from the city, although it is located on industrial wasteland near an oil refinery.

I would expect to be able to get to the city centre in less than an hour, using public transport. Any longer and I'll think the airport and/or airline guilty of sharp practise.

Washington Dulles always seemed like a long drive from the city. The 30 miles doesn't compare to some on this list.

Up until 1985, São Paulo's main airport, Viracopos International Airport (VCP), was an astounding 100km (62.5 miles) from São Paulo. I flew there once in the late 70s, I thought I would never make it into the city. Definitely the longest distance from an airport to the city it served that I have ever experienced! It's still in operation but has no longer been São Paulo's international airport since Guarulhos (GRU) opened in 1985, but it still has some domestic traffic and lots of cargo operations now.

Bangalore International Airport (KIAL) has to be on the list. While it is only 50 Kms from the city center, Bangalore's notorious traffic and lack of any suburban rail connectivity means that it takes more than 2 hours to get to the city center !!

In The Netherlands we have Schiphol Airport near the Amsterdam (in an adjacent municipality), but the most used runway is almost in Haarlem. So after landing, the plane has to taxi for 20 minutes to reach the gate. That’s also an option, keep the terminal close to the city, but the runways far away. It’s better for noise reduction.

In a time before smartphones and navigation computers were a thing, I had a rather unpleasant surprise after a lovely holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Found out “the late way” that Glasgow-Prestwick EGPK is about 40 miles away from Glasgow Airport EGPF. One hour’s drive further south was not planned for and had me almost miss the flight.

So I have flown with Ryanair once (and regret it till today) from Düsseldorf-Weeze Airport, which is about 70km away from Düsseldorf. I think it is ridiculous to allow the airlines to use those names...

I remember hearing a story of people reaching Vatry and they were told that they were 160km from Paris when booking they didn't realize their action🤣🤣

LAX it once took an hour and a half from being picked up at the terminal to actually leaving the airport. That isn't distance...just really poor airport planning.

No one travelling to NYC is going to fly into Stewart. NYC is serviced by 3 airports. Stewart is for the surrounding region and also serves as an ANG base.

I have flown into KL International, and I did think that it was quite a long drive into the city. Not too congested, however, so quite quick - much better, I’m sure, than Heathrow into central London. But quite scary - I found that drivers in Malaysia are more casual about lane changing, or even lane observance, than I’m used to.

Norwegian used to operate a flight from Dublin to “Boston”. Which in reality was to Providence (RI). Just over 50 miles away of a little over one hours drive.

Vatry airport is so far from paris that i can be used as a diversion airport for paris bound flights.

Hamilton International airport is marketed as Toronto’s 3rd airport. It’s roughly an hour and fifteen minutes away from downtown Toronto (92km away). A few airlines try to take advantage of this.

Good thing the Keisei Skyliner express train gets you to downtown Tokyo from "Tokyo (actually it's in Chiba Prefecture)" Narita Airport in about 35 minutes (BUT you have to change trains once you get to Nippori Station).

In Nairobi to reach the airport in the evening, it once took me 4 hours to go there. And also in December 2019 going from CDG to central Paris took 3 hours due to strikes (yeah that's France)

You forgot to list Kertajati airport which is located 166 km away from the city it served: Bandung. Under ideal traffic condition it takes 3 hours or more to complete the journey

Kertajati West Java International Airport (KJT) is intended to serve Bandung, the capital of West Java Province in Indonesia. Before temporary shutdown due to pandemic, the most convenient way from Bandung to the airport requires a detour in the existing highway, totaling 178 km. Upon reopening after the pandemic, it is expected that a more direct highway will be completed, cutting the distance to 97 km.

Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB). 70 miles from Orlando (which has its own international airport), located in Melbourne, Florida, USA. In 2015, the airport changed its name to "Orlando Melbourne International Airport". Airport and local tourism officials wanted to brand the airport as a less-congested alternative to Orlando's two airports. They also believed it would attract visitors who wanted to see Walt Disney World, Cape Canaveral, and the area's beaches. The airport is located approximately 70 miles (110 km) southeast of the City of Orlando. However, due to a lawsuit claiming this name was misleading to passengers, the airport changed its name in May 2021 to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.

My glider club is located near Vatry, that airport is mostly used for training and cargo purposes. It happened to a friend of me to fly above an A380 on final. Usually there's very few flights per day though, which makes it good to glide through their airspace.

When Ryanair still flew into Magdeburg-Cochstedt, it was sometimes marketed as Berlin West Int'l although it's a fair 130km away.

Have you ever flown to Chicago? Hell, even taking the “L” is an hour away from the city even though the distance is only about 18 miles or less.

Fun fact: Some airports in Norway, like BOO and TOS (Bodø and Tromsø) lies in an industrial area just outside the city centre. In Bodø, it's under 10 minutes on the bus into the city.

Don't forget Chicago/Rockford Intl Airport! 85 miles (136 km) away from Chicago itself

It isn’t necessarily far distance wise, but when I flew out of London Luton a few years back it cost almost as much to get to the airport (£20) as it did for my Ryan Air flight to Copenhagen (€26).

Didn't know that about KL. I flew there once before, but didn't realize how long the drive was from the airport.

Furthest away for me was Brussels Charleroi Airport, which is about an hour drive (65km) from down town Brussels. As it is quite far south from Brussels, we always jokingly called it Paris North airport.

Having lived in Kuala Lumpur, I can attest to how far the airport is from the city. That said, there is an excellent airport train (KLIA Ekspres) that makes the journey in 28 minutes. A number of airlines even have check in facilities at the KL Sentral train station that you can use to check in your bags for your flight before you even get on the train to the airport!

Hi! Good video!

Oh how much I hate far away airports 😄 Apart from those mentioned in the video, I have experience with a few more. Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport - 55 km from Tehran Milano Malpensa Airport - 50 km from Milano Valencia Castellón Airport - 100 km from Valencia Brussels Charleroi Airport - 60 km from Brussels And then there are opposite extremes, which I absolutely love, e.g. Lisbon, Nice or Sofia, all of them located so close to the city centers, that I actually went there on foot at least once!

That must be Luton, Gatwick and Stansted. I also think that Stockholm Arlanda and Oslo Gardermoen is located far away from the city centres.

Flew from Dublin to Beauvaus. 1hr10 on the plane, 1hr15 on a shuttle bus. Saying that, the flight and bus combined was cheaper than a flight to CDG and the bus dropped us off in the centre of Paris.

From Japan and I wasn’t expecting Narita to be introduced But they have a train service to city center which takes only half an hour so it’s not that far away as it sounds ;)

I dont understand why Västerås markets is airport as one of the Stockholm airports, the thing is Västerås is its own city which in itself is quite large. Btw your way of pronouncing "Västerås" was amazing xD, I do understand how hard it is for others to pronounce Nordic cities or counties [Btw Västerås is kinda pronounced "Vesterous".

The new Istanbul airport (IST) is also a 1.5-2h drive to the city centre especially with the busy traffic around there. The older Ataturk airport (ISL) seems much closer

There was a proposal to name Ibaraki Airport as “Tokyo Ibaraki Int’l Airport” which was withdrawn after an uproar, but even that airport would have been 80 km from Tokyo Station - shorter than some of the examples here!

Qamdo/Changdu (BPX) Airport in Tibet lies about 125km from the city it serves, and what makes it more special is that it is the only airport you can find around the area, what a lonely airport to be...

Bandung shifted its airport from Husein Sastranegara to Kertajati, which is around 100 km away and it took almost 3 hours before the completion of the Cisumdawu Toll Road. It is currently out of operation due to Pandemic.

For me the farthest from city was Medellin in Colombia. The airport was about an hour away without traffic.

Warsaw-Radom airport in the making is definietly gonna make a list :d

Think RyanAir used to market Malö Sturup as Copenhagen some years ago. Not only is it quite far away; It’s also in a different country! :)

Brussels South Charleroi Airport, the place from where I booked one of the cheapest flight tickets during expensive periods and at the same time really far from everything and hard to reach. (At least in my case)

I’ve flown out of Beauvais once. It involve an uncomfortably early morning and a rather nauseating and very long bus ride.

I used to commute from the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur to KUL back when I was working for Malaysia Airlines. It honestly doesn't feel that far, at least to me.

On the other end of this spectrum, Newcastle International (UK) has the 2nd fastest train service between the airport and the city in the UK. More impressively, it has the fastest train service from an airport to two different city centres (being Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sunderland.). Of course this does involve betting on the reliability of the Metro.

I live in Stockholm and have visited skavsta a few times, I’ve flown the classic 6:10 wizz air departure to Warsaw…

I thought Prestwick and Southend would be up there but some of those others take the cake.

In Belgium the second airport is Charleroi "Brussels South". Its an hour drive from Brussels and literally on the other side of the country

The airport which is furthest from the city that I've been to is Cam Ranh International Airport (VVCR). It's 36 km away from Nha Trang city, we need about 45 mins to get there from Nha Trang city

I use Southampton Airport to travel to the Southampton University's main (Highfield) site, and the airport is actually within walking distance (40 min comfortable stroll)! I really prefer walking this route than taxi or bus if there is time.

In Chile, Balmaceda airport in Coyhaique, is 55 km from the city, located just 2 km away from the border with Argentina

Brisbane West Wellcamp airport is 150km west of Brisbane in the regional city of Toowoomba. There are actually scheduled flights to there from Brisbane International Airport…

Bangalore. The airport is 50Km from city centre, but will take anywhere between 1-4 hours to reach the city center, depending on your luck.

West Java International Airport, located in Kertajati, West Java, Indonesia, is supposed to serve Bandung, replacing Husein Sastranegara Airport in city center. Unfortunately, the new airport is now in dire situation, due to it being 105 km from Bandung. No public transport and toll roads currently available. The toll road is under construction.

Abbotsford (YXX) is recognised to be serving Vancouver Metro Area, though it's 70 km from downtown Vancity.

I flew a few years ago to Oslo Rygge airport, witch is 65 km away from Oslo but the furthest has to be Skavsta, serving Stockholm

I'm curious as to how Narita is only a "50 minute drive" away. Last time I did it, the "Airport Limousine" took over 4 hours in classic Tokyo traffic. Each way.

Furthest away airport I’ve ever been to was Keflavik in Iceland, 30 miles from Reykjavik

Interesting video

New York is a state so the airport isn’t necessarily serving the city of New York.

MLB: “Since 2015, the airport had been named Orlando Melbourne International Airport. However, due to a lawsuit claiming this name was misleading to passengers, the airport changed its name in May 2021 to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.” 69 mile drive to Orlando.

KLIA. 2.5h(150mins) from getting off the plane to the city. And the flight was from Singapore. If you include the fact that I have to be at the Singapore airport 2h before scheduled departure time, the whole trip took about 4.5h by air. It’s faster if I went there by coach(bus) or drive over on my own which is roughly 4h. 3h if I don’t stop for a rest in the middle of the expressway/highway.

I’ve done Narita, KL, and Paris Beauvais. Closest airport was Tallinn- as an experiment I walked to the edge of the city in around 35 minutes.

Viracopos International Airport is São Paulo secondary facility for international flights (like Gatwick) and it takes 1h20m to reach.

I've been through Memmingen Airport, it's a good 2 hour bus journey away from Munich. But you can also get an affordable intercity bus to Zurich or a train to Stuttgart via Ulm. So there is at least public transportation options (just make sure to pre-book the bus, can be very busy). As for Kuala Lumpur, there are buses and a train, is actually a cheaper transfer option through the LCC terminal (eg. Air Asia) compared to Singapore Changi as well as having affordable luggage storage and good amenities.

As a flight attendant I can say with some confidence that Kuala lumpur is the furthest of any airport from the city centre. After a 13 hour flight from London we hate the hour plus long drive to get to the hotel.

Brisbane west welcamp airport is 160km away from Brisbane in a place called Toowoomba which has recently been renamed Toowoomba welcamp airport

Narita used to be called Tokyo International Airport, but has since officially dropped Tokyo from its name given its location in the north-eastern part of Chiba Prefecture. Of course, it still primarily serves Tokyo and that is its main purpose but was also designed to be far from the capital for national security reasons. Amongst the major two, natural disasters are said to be top of the list in order to ensure the transportation of emergency relief when (not if) a large earthquake or a major eruption of Mt. Fuji occurs. The second reason being at the time of proposals for the airport being that the cold war threat of a Soviet attack as well as that of North Korea, with which Japan still does not have diplomatic relations with was considered to be very real. There is of course then China. It is also worth noting that whilst Russia (the successor of the USSR) and Japan have diplomatic relations, a formal peace treaty to end the Second World War is yet to be agreed upon and signed. The main reason for which being in the eyes of the Japanese, the occupation of the Northern Territories off of the large island of Hokkaido. As far as far away airports go, I think Hiroshima Airport is particularly far from the city. However, the airport is still within the boundaries of Hiroshima Prefecture and since the city and prefecture share the same name as their prefectural capital, then it does at least make sense. Other prefectures that share the same name as their capitals are, Saitama, Akita, Nagano, Osaka, Kyoto, Aomori, Yamagata, Fukushima, Niigata, Toyama, Gifu, Fukui, Tottori, Wakayama, Yamaguchi, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kochi, Tokushima, Okayama, Shizuoka, Chiba, Nara, Oita. Oita, used to have a hovercraft service between the outlaying airport and city in order to provide a quicker and more direct access the bay. I believe that this service is no longer in existence, thus making the airport effectively further away.

Brussels south (in not even in the middle of nowhere, is actually next to another city, Charleroi).

Getting to Stansted used to take me as long as the flights out and cost more money lol. But you can’t beat Ryanair pricing.

Bangkok, Thailand has 2 airports namly: Don Meuang International Airport and Suvarnabhumi International Airport are both located in the neighbouring proviences next to Bangkok. Don Meuang International Airport is at Nontaburi and Suvarnabhumi International Airport is at Samutprakarn.

MLB in Florida is marketed as Melbourne Orlando whilst being about an hour and a half drive

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) isn’t even located in Kuala Lumpur to begin with. Its located in the state of Selangor

I agree with KLIA in Malaysia. Its really far from the city center. Its a good thing they have high speed trains that connects the City to the Airport.

Prestwick International Airport (PIK) also called Glasgow Prestwick International Airport is over 32 miles from Glasgow City Centre. It is served primarily by Ryanair but has the longest runway in Scotland and use to be a major international airport for flights to America.

The furthest airport in my experience is fuzhou’s changle international airport in China (Fujian Province’s Capital). It’s around 33 Miles from downtown and every time I travel into the city it feels forever on the highway.

Taipei airport is "only" 48km from Taipei, but it's a memorably exciting (ie terrifying) drive in a taxi that seems to go on forever.

For me, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta, Indonesia is located 34 km west from the city centre. Driving to the airport can take about half an hour...

Oslo Torp Sandefjord back in 2006. Followed by two bus rides to get to Gardemoen to the north of Oslo. Won't be making that mistake again.

The worst for me must be Charleroi "Brussels" south. It sits at ~70km from the city and it takes around 1h to drive. I've done the drive many a time, seeing how it offers reasonable priced flights to many parts of europe.

Downtown bangkok to suvarnabhumi airport takes around 1 hour because the heavy traffic

1:11 at about 100 miles, that's long enough for a 21-minute scheduled flight; that's the distance from IAD to CHO, the shortest route Dulles serves!

San Francisco's Airport (SFO) is actually in San Mateo county which takes a 20-30 min drive to downtown San Francisco, or you can take BART

There is also an example in Lanzhou, China, the largest and the capital city in Gansu Province (In the Northwestern Region). It's airport (Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport) has a distance around 70 km/43 mi away from its city center. The road connecting the city and the airport has to go through a mountain range between, since Lanzhou is situated within a river valley (The Yellow River) and is far from any plains nearby.

Memmingen Airport is also an old military base I believe, and it has a tiny terminal and one bus carrier to Munich. When we had a flight at 8am we had to take the bus at 3am to be at the airport on time, the later buses would be too late.

CVG...Cinncinati-Northern Kentucky International Airport is probably on that list for me, if we're just going by Cinncy itself.

Lydd "London Ashford" Airport is is closer to mainland France (about 30 miles) than it is to central London (about 60 miles). And also relatively far from the town of Ashford (about 20 miles).

Furthest-from-destination airports I've been to: Malpensa near Milan, Tokyo Narita, Denver CO, and the new Hong Kong airport.

I question whether cost saved flying budget airlines are worth it if your final destinations are cities they mentioned. Consider the additional cost of having to get to the final destination.

I once arrived in Manila around 5pm on a wet Friday, it took three hours to travel the 12 kilometres from the airport to my hotel

Very interesting🤔