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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 6:38 am
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alanR
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Which two international airports are closest to each other?
What it says on the tin - what's the shortest distance between international airports that currently have international flights?

Extra points for airports that serve different cities
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 6:43 am
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Are you talking about airports that serve each other with scheduled flights, or just airports close to each other?
Airports that serve each other- YVR/YYJ have to be two of the closest (YYJ has international flights to SFO and SEA), and MXP/VCE are not too far apart either, nor are VIE/BUD. Airports just close to each other? All the big cities:
London (LCY/LGW/LHR...)
New York (EWR/JFK/LGA)
Milan (MXP/LIN)
etc
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by TRAVELSIG
Are you talking about airports that serve each other with scheduled flights, or just airports close to each other?
Airports that serve each other- YVR/YYJ have to be two of the closest (YYJ has international flights to SFO and SEA), and MXP/VCE are not too far apart either, nor are VIE/BUD. Airports just close to each other? All the big cities:
London (LCY/LGW/LHR...)
New York (EWR/JFK/LGA)
Milan (MXP/LIN)
etc
And if he means in different countries then SEA-YYJ (85nm) might win. A few years back CLM-YYJ (32nm) would have been a prime candidate, but that route is no longer operated.
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 7:13 am
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BUF-YYZ (68 miles) is pretty short.
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 7:25 am
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iad/bwi?
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:02 am
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For different cities: How about MKE-ORD (67 miles)?
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:05 am
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I'll toss in SFO and OAK.

Y4 to GDL is not exactly high profile but it is international.
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:30 am
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:32 am
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MDW and ORD are in the same city.
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:48 am
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Maybe Eilat and Aqaba?
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:49 am
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
MDW and ORD are in the same city.
True- however I don't think there are regularly scheduled commercial flights between them. South Bend may be the closest to ORD with a flight time around 7 minutes...
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 9:02 am
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Or perhaps the two Iguassu Falls airports.
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 9:04 am
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If Israelis and Palestinians make peace so that GZA reopens, TLV and GZA will be rather close to each other.
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 9:21 am
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Different countries: BTS and VIE
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 9:55 am
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