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 Fairchild.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Fairchild. 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 Fairchild.
Large Airports ...
- Northwest Florida Rgnl. (VPS/KVPS)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Pensacola Rgnl. (PNS/KPNS)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville Intl. (JAX/KJAX)
(192 miles [309 km] to the east)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the north)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(217 miles [349.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Savannah / Hilton Head Intl. (SAV/KSAV)
(235 miles [378.2 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tallahassee Rgnl. (TLH/KTLH)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dothan Rgnl. (DHN/KDHN)
(46 miles [74 km] to the northwest)
- Panama City - Bay County Intl. (PFN/KPFN)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Georgia Rgnl. (ABY/KABY)
(64 miles [103 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Donalsonville Muni. (FAA ID: 17J)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marianna Muni. (ICAO: KMAI)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altha Intl.
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Decatur Co. Air Park (BGE/KBGE)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast)
- Quincy Muni. (FAA ID: 2J9)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Co. Airport (FAA ID: F95)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fairchild), 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. |