How do authorities get away with selling remote airports as belonging to a particular city?

Take a look at a list of the most far flung airports and the closest to your intended destination.

Some of most remote airports

Munich West (Memmingen) – 70 miles (112km) from central Munich
Oslo (Torp) – 68 miles (110km) from central Oslo
Frankfurt (Hahn) – 68 miles (110km) from central Frankfurt.
London (Oxford) – 60 miles (97km) from central London
Stockholm (Skavsta) – 59 miles (95km) from central Stockholm
Barcelona (Girona) – 58 miles (94km) from central Barcelona
Barcelona (Reus) – 58 miles (94km) from central Barcelona
Paris (Beauvais ) – 55miles (88km) from central Paris
Dusseldorf (Weeze) – 50 miles (80 km) from central Dusseldorf
London (Stansted) – 40 miles (km) from central London
Tokyo (Narita) – 37 miles (60km) from central Tokyo
Verona (Brescia) – 33 miles (53km) from central Verona
Glasgow (Prestwick) – 32 miles (51km) from central Glasgow
London (Luton) – 32 miles (51km) from central London
Milan (Bergamo) – 31 miles (50km) from central Milan

Some of the closest airports

Taipei Sungshan Airport – 3 miles (5km) from central Taipei
Salt Lake City Airport – 3 miles (5km) from central Salt Lake City
Honolulu Airport – 4 miles (7km) from central Honolulu
Lisbon Airport – 4 miles (7km) from central Lisbon
Bucharest Otopeni Airport – 4 miles (7km) from central Bucharest
Mexico City Juarez International – 4miles (7km) from central Mexico
London City Airport – 6 miles (10km) from central London
Warsaw Airport – 6 miles (10km) from central Warsaw
Vancouver Airport – 8 miles (13km) from central Vancouver
Edinburgh Airport– 8 miles (13km) from central Edinburgh

Note: You'll often encounter these airports through low cost carriers.

Source: www.Skyscanner.net