• Jacksonville International Airport, about 18 miles north of downtown Jacksonville, Fla., offers nonstop flights to major U.S. cities and connections worldwide. There is a main terminal with a large courtyard and stage, and three concourses host the airport's gates. There are USO facilities on site, pet boarding is available and there is a fully equipped business center. Several hotels can be found nearby.
  
  

Jacksonville Plaza Hotel & Suites

• Two miles from the airport, this hotel's 100 nonsmoking rooms offer high-speed wireless Internet access, coffeemaker, minirefrigerator, cable television with free HBO, telephone with data port, hairdryer, AM/FM alarm clock/radio and work desk. Guests are offered a free scheduled airport shuttle, daily continental breakfast, parking, and access to the exercise room and barbecue/picnic area, and there is a 24-hour business center. Kids younger than 17 stay free with their parents.
  
  Jacksonville Plaza Hotel & Suites
  14585 Duval Road
  Jacksonville, FL 32218
  866-697-4045
  www.jacksonvilleplazahotel.com
  
  

Best Western Jacksonville Airport

• Guests here are offered a free full breakfast, use of the fitness center and pool, and high-speed Internet access; there is also a shuttle to and from the airport, which is two miles away. Rooms include hairdryer, iron and ironing board, phones with voice mail and data ports, microwave, refrigerator, free newspaper, cable/satellite television with HBO and in-room movies, desk and coffeemaker, and there is an on-site business center with meeting facilities.
  
  Best Western Jacksonville Airport
  1170 Airport Entrance Road
  Jacksonville, FL 32218
  904-741-4980
  www.bestwestern.com
  
  

SpringHill Suites Jacksonville Airport

• Just over a mile from the airport, all nonsmoking 104 suites here feature 32-inch flat-screen cable televisions with pay-per-view movies, high-speed Internet access, microwave, minirefrigerator, coffeemaker, free weekday newspaper, iron and ironing board, clock radio and desk. On the property, there is a heated outdoor pool, business and fitness centers, meeting space and 24-hour market; all guests are offered a free hot breakfast bar, and an airport shuttle is available.
  
  SpringHill Suites Jacksonville Airport
  13550 Airport Court
  Jacksonville, FL 32218
  904-741-8002
  www.marriott.com