Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Chapel Hill.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Chapel Hill. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Chapel Hill.

Large Airports ...

• Northwest Florida Rgnl.   (VPS/KVPS)
  (41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flyvps.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: VPS       ICAO: KVPS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Northwest Florida Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Pensacola Rgnl.   (PNS/KPNS)
  (68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: https://flypensacola.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: PNS       ICAO: KPNS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Pensacola Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Dothan Rgnl.   (DHN/KDHN)
  (50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flydothan.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DHN       ICAO: KDHN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Dothan Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Panama City - Bay County Intl.   (PFN/KPFN)
  (65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.iflybeaches.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: PFN       ICAO: KPFN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Panama City - Bay County Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Montgomery Rgnl.   (MGM/KMGM)
  (88 miles [141.6 km] to the north)
  • Official website: flymgm.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MGM       ICAO: KMGM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Montgomery Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Mobile Downtown Airport   (ICAO: KBFM)
  (112 miles [180.2 km] to the west southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KBFM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Mobile Downtown Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Florala Muni.   (ICAO: K0J4)
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: K0J4
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Florala Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Defuniak Springs Airport   (FAA ID: 54J)
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Defuniak Springs Airport
• South Alabama Rgnl.   (ICAO: K79J)
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: K79J
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for South Alabama Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Geneva Muni.   (FAA ID: 33J)
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Current Airport Weather for Geneva Muni.
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  • Bob Sikes Airport   (ICAO: KCEW)
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KCEW
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Bob Sikes Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Enterprise Muni.   (FAA ID: EDN)
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Enterprise Muni.
  • Carl Folsom Airport   (FAA ID: 14J)
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Carl Folsom Airport
  • Tri-Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 1J0)
    (39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Tri-Co. Airport