Your Ultimate Flight Plan To Orlando From Upstate New York

My wife and I have been reliving our youth by visiting the Mouse House in Florida over the past year, and have plans to do so at least one more time before we are too old to try to hike 20,000 steps in a day, which comes out to about a 10 mile walk, and in hot weather no less!

Most of our plans are in place for 2025, and we were waiting for Avelo to release its winter schedule. But when it did, as you know, the airline pulled out of the Binghamton airport. Oops! What to do now?

As much as I'd like to drive to Florida, I don't have the time to do so. Gotta fly, so that's why I turned to our social media friends for advice. What might be a good option for getting to ORL by flight from BInghamton or close by?

The suggestions were varied as I might have expected since there are both local options along with airports within a 70-mile or less drive from the Binghamton area, along with some further out.

For suggestions of airports either locally or within a 60 to 90 minutes drive, here's what those who responded, said (weeding out the "who wants to go to Florida" comments) in order of least mentions to most:

#8 - Philadelphia, PA
#7 - Newburg, NY
# 6 - Newark, NJ
#5 - Binghamton - Delta
#4 - Albany - Jet Blue & Southwest
#3 - Scranton/Wilkes-Berre - Spirit, Jet Blue, Frontier, United
#2 - Syracuse - Jet Blue, Allegiant, United
#1 - Elmira/Corning - Allegiant

Here's a sampling of suggestions, and thanks to those who commented:

JoAnn B. - Albany has JetBlue and Southwest. Sometimes you can find a decent price.

Vinnie S. - Allegiant in Syracuse or Elmira direct to Orlando Sanford. Cheapest by far.

Kevin L. - Syracuse would most likely have the best prices

Jeff J.- Southwest out of Albany has the best flights and rates for most of the time

Melissa P. - Frontier Syracuse. 300 for a round trip with a checked bag as well as a carry-on.

Gloria S. - Newburgh to Orlando, Jet Blue, less than 3 hours
Connie D. - Jet Blue out of Syracuse. Way more comfortable than Allegiant. Breeze has a new direct flight from Scranton.

Most of these look to have good price ranges. And then there's the checked baggage charge. I should have asked who has the cheapest deal for a checked bag. Happy travels!