Finding nearest airport

Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.

http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports

That doesn't quite qualify as "offline". The pieces are all there though.

locations for cities
http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/...0/places2k.txt
airports
http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/ATA-1...ats/Apt_rf.txt
http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/ATA-1...txt?format=del

module for using the FAA ATA-100 data
http://aviationtoolbox.org/munge/FAA_ATA100.py
examples
http://aviationtoolbox.org/munge/FAA_ATA100_examples/

And here's some code for calculating distances.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/munge/calculate_distance.py

Is there interest in a standalone script that rolls all of this together?

--kyler

Kyler Laird writes:

Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.

http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports

That doesn't quite qualify as "offline".

I might have been missing something obvious to everyone else here. Did
"offline" mean "not using the GPS" and not "not using the 'net"?

--kyler

Kyler Laird wrote:
Kyler Laird writes:


Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.


http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports


That doesn't quite qualify as "offline".


I might have been missing something obvious to everyone else here. Did
"offline" mean "not using the GPS" and not "not using the 'net"?

--kyler

Just the former. I really didn't want to have to fly to Port Byron, IL
from PA in order to find the closest airport in order to plan a flight
to Port Byron! :-)

Matt

Kyler Laird wrote:

Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.


http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports


That doesn't quite qualify as "offline". The pieces are all there though.

I meant "offline" as not needing to take my GPS near the city for which
I wanted to find the nearest aiport, so it was just fine. The site Paul
posted is superb.

Matt

"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:khoEc.1541$Oq2.134@attbi_s52...
http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports

Which links to Airnav.com since, as Kyler says "AOPA has taken steps to
ensure that their airport information isn't easily accessed (even by
members), so now I only provide links to AirNav information.".



"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.

A quick net search didn't turn up anything. Well, I did find a site to
use to locate the nearest Shell station...

Matt

"Tom Sixkiller" writes:

http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports

Which links to Airnav.com since, as Kyler says "AOPA has taken steps to
ensure that their airport information isn't easily accessed (even by
members), so now I only provide links to AirNav information.".

Does that somehow affect this situation?

--kyler

Tom Sixkiller wrote:

"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:khoEc.1541$Oq2.134@attbi_s52...

http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports


Which links to Airnav.com since, as Kyler says "AOPA has taken steps to
ensure that their airport information isn't easily accessed (even by
members), so now I only provide links to AirNav information.".

I don't know what AOPA has, but the airnav site is excellent, even
including photographs of the airports. I was impressed.


Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
Tom Sixkiller wrote:

"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:khoEc.1541$Oq2.134@attbi_s52...

http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports


Which links to Airnav.com since, as Kyler says "AOPA has taken steps to
ensure that their airport information isn't easily accessed (even by
members), so now I only provide links to AirNav information.".

I don't know what AOPA has, but the airnav site is excellent, even
including photographs of the airports. I was impressed.


It really IS impressive.

Try the "Fuel Stop Planner" function that lists the best fueling spots along
your route.

http://www.airnav.com/plan/fuel/

http://www.city-data.com/

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...

Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.

A quick net search didn't turn up anything. Well, I did find a site to
use to locate the nearest Shell station...

Matt

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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http://www.city-data.com/

How does that help you find "nearest airport"?


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...

Does anyone know if a site that provides an "offline" version of the GPS
nearest airport function? I'd like to be able to enter a given city and
find the nearest aiports to that city.

A quick net search didn't turn up anything. Well, I did find a site to
use to locate the nearest Shell station...

Matt