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 Rice.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rice. 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 Rice.
Large Airports ...
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the north)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the east southeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Huntsville Intl. (HSV/KHSV)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Tuscaloosa Rgnl. (TCL/KTCL)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke Muni. (FAA ID: 7A5)
(105 miles [169 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Guntersville Muni. (FAA ID: 8A1)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Albertville Rgnl. (ICAO: K8A0)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Folsom Fld. (3A1/K3A1)
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rountree Fld. (FAA ID: 5M0)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Robbins Fld. (FAA ID: 20A)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Madison County Sky Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pryor Fld. Rgnl. (ICAO: KDCU)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden Muni.
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northeast Alabama Rgnl. (ICAO: KGAD)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addison Muni. (FAA ID: 2A8)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rice), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |