Airports which are absurdly close to the city

[Nick C.]

As a Melbourne resident, the experience of landing at an airport close to the city always amuses me (in a way that Sydneysiders might not understand). Here are some I've been to recently:

Fukuoka, Japan:
This airport should probably win some kind of award for insane convenience.

Just 2 subway stations from the CBD (Hakata station) and that ride costs around $2. You could probably walk it if you were in the mood and travelling light.

Also, you can literally walk out the front entrance of the terminal, cross the street, and you are in a normal Fukuoka neighbourhood.

Tokyo (Haneda):
Just 1 stop (3 minutes) on the regular train line and you are in a residential suburb of Tokyo. The ride to Shinagawa - I'm considering that as the edge of the CBD - is 11 minutes (that's just a normal commuter train; not something high speed).

Macau:
Just a few minutes from the Casino area by the LRT (some kind of monorail type train). I think the Macau LRT is a really well thought-out piece of infrastructure but it seems under-utilised.

Any other airports people have been that are ridiculously close to civilisation?

 

[puchu]

I think London City would have to be a candidate for this list.

 

[RB001]

Taipei Songshan (TSA)

 

[AIRwin]

Taipei Songshan (TSA)

Yes! I've previously posted this photo upon landing:

 

[Nick C.]

I think London City would have to be a candidate for this list.

Next time I go to London I definitely want to try some of the LCY options such as KLM, Swiss, Luxair etc.

 

[kookaburra75]

Broome, Western Australia. From my office in Chinatown I could see the flights on approach along what seemed like the main street.

 

[DAC1]

SAN. It is pretty much in downtown.

 

[AIRwin]

Broome, Western Australia

Yes! I've walked to and from my accommodation: Another Brush with Broome - from BNE to BME

 

[Must...Fly!]

Naha in Okinawa is close, 3 or 4 monorail stops and you're in the city (part of it, anyway).

Would Longreach count as a city?

 

[jastel]

Cusco...dont think the new airport is open yet?

 

[AIRwin]

Saigon, Phnom Penh and Vientiane (I didn't try walking and took a bus instead as it was too hot)

 

[Nick C.]

Yes! I've previously posted this photo upon landing:
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CBD looks like a very Sydney-ish distance! I actually assumed TSA was one of those defunct airports like the old HK one. Glad to know it's still operating.

 

[henleybeach]

Geneva - about 5kms from airport to city centre and a 6 min train ride.

 

[nancypants]

I mean Darwin is basically an airport with a bunch of residential suburbs built around it (I’m aware there is a kind of downtown but…not really)

 

[dajop]

Zurich Flughafen. 9 minutes by train from the central station and 8km as the crow flies.

Biarritz, France, 2.5km.

 

[kamchatsky]

Adelaide airport is only 6km from the CBD.

 

[henleybeach]

Adelaide airport is only 6km from the CBD.

I’m at $12 uber ride home

 

[elanshin]

I assume we're ignoring SYD for this discussion as it's pretty ridiculously close for such a major city.

TSA (Songsha) in Taipei is practically in the city centre that comes to mind immediately.

 

[RB001]

Came across this - not perfect, but pretty cool nonetheless.

Image is hyperlinked to the Reddit post from whence it (and the full-size image) came.

 

[DAC1]

YTZ should also be right up there.