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 Whitson.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Whitson. 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 Whitson.

Large Airports ...

• Birmingham Intl.   (BHM/KBHM)
  (37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.flybirmingham.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: BHM       ICAO: KBHM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Birmingham Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Hartsfield - Jackson Intl.   (ATL/KATL)
  (171 miles [275.2 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.atl.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ATL       ICAO: KATL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Hartsfield - Jackson Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Memphis Intl.   (MEM/KMEM)
  (178 miles [286.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://flymemphis.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MEM       ICAO: KMEM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Memphis Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Nashville Intl.   (BNA/KBNA)
  (181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: www.flynashville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: BNA       ICAO: KBNA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Nashville Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Pensacola Rgnl.   (PNS/KPNS)
  (214 miles [344.4 km] to the south)
  • 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] 
• Northwest Florida Rgnl.   (VPS/KVPS)
  (219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southeast)
  • 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] 

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

• Tuscaloosa Rgnl.   (TCL/KTCL)
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: TCL       ICAO: KTCL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Tuscaloosa Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Huntsville Intl.   (HSV/KHSV)
  (82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: www.flyhuntsville.com/portal/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: HSV       ICAO: KHSV
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Huntsville Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Northwest Alabama Rgnl.   (MSL/KMSL)
  (82 miles [132 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.flytheshoals.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSL       ICAO: KMSL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Northwest Alabama Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Montgomery Rgnl.   (MGM/KMGM)
  (105 miles [169 km] to the southeast)
  • 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] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Walker Co. Airport   (FAA ID: JFX)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Walker Co. Airport
• Richard Arthur Fld.   (FAA ID: M95)
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Richard Arthur Fld.
• Bessemer Airport   (FAA ID: EKY)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Bessemer Airport
• North Pickens Airport   (FAA ID: 3M8)
  (36 miles [57.9 km] to the west southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for North Pickens Airport
• Winston Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 3M2)
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the north)
  • Current Airport Weather for Winston Co. Airport
• Lamar Co. Airport   (FAA ID: M55)
  (44 miles [70.8 km] to the west northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Lamar Co. Airport