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 Columbus.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Columbus. 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 Columbus.
Large Airports ...
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Love Fld. (DAL/KDAL)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Dallas / Fort Worth Intl. (DFW/KDFW)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Dallas / Fort Worth Intl.
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Texarkana Rgnl. (TXK/KTXK)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
- South Arkansas Rgnl. (ELD/KELD)
(69 miles [111 km] to the southeast)
- Shreveport Rgnl. (SHV/KSHV)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Smith Rgnl. (FSM/KFSM)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Hope Muni. (FAA ID: M18)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Howard Co. Airport (FAA ID: M77)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Columbus), 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. |