World airports nearest to downtown?
Mar 18, 2019, 2:53 pm
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That would be a rather scenic aft3ernoon stroll...
Mar 20, 2019, 7:46 am
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BMA in Stockholm. But it depends on where and how long you care to walk/bike to/from the airport.
For DCA, I have biked by it many times from DC and walked to it a few times.
IXJ has no international flights, but it's a walkable airport in India.
For DCA, I have biked by it many times from DC and walked to it a few times.
IXJ has no international flights, but it's a walkable airport in India.
Last edited by GUWonder; Mar 20, 2019 at 7:57 am
Mar 21, 2019, 8:06 pm
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Midway to downtown would be a pretty long walk and not a route I would recommend for people who don't know what they're doing. I'm not even sure if Chicagoans who *do* know what they're doing would run/walk this. O'Hare, maybe, if you're looking to knock out a long run and had local advice on how to map it.
O'Hare is trickier. You can't walk to the main complex, only accessible via 190. You could definitely get to long term parking and get the free bus from there. I think you used to be able to walk to T5, but some of the route is now torn up.
Mar 22, 2019, 7:21 am
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Mar 22, 2019, 8:24 am
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I've done it, not 100% intentionally. I was connecting from Icelandair at KEF to Atlantic Airways at RKV (for a flight to FAE) and missed the connection. It was a Friday and the next flight wasn't until Monday. I booked a room at the Reykjavik Natura hotel, which is directly across the field from the tiny RKV terminal but a significantly longer walk around the perimeter of the airfield, and walked several times between the hotel and downtown Reykjavik. My return flight had a long layover and I put my luggage in a locker at the bus station (very close to the RKV terminal) and later took a bus to KEF from there. The hotel used to be called the Hotel Loftleidir and is attached to the Icelandair HQ building.
My room overlooked the airfield but I never heard any aircraft, only saw them coming and going. Those I saw included a couple of Dassault Falcon 50 trijets.
My room overlooked the airfield but I never heard any aircraft, only saw them coming and going. Those I saw included a couple of Dassault Falcon 50 trijets.
