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 Gilleland.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Gilleland. 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 Gilleland.
Large Airports ...
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(110 miles [177 km] to the north)
- Columbia Metro Airport (CAE/KCAE)
(157 miles [252.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greenville Downtown Airport (ICAO: KGMU)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Georgia Rgnl. (MCN/KMCN)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the south)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke Muni. (FAA ID: 7A5)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg Downtown Meml. (ICAO: KSPA)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lee Gilmer Meml. (ICAO: KGVL)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Jackson Co. Airport (FAA ID: 19A)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gwinnett Co. Airport (ICAO: KLZU)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Northeast Georgia Rgnl. (WDR/KWDR)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
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- Habersham Co. Airport (FAA ID: AJR)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin County - Wimpys Airport (FAA ID: 9A0)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Monroe - Walton Co. Airport (FAA ID: D73)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Cherokee Co. Airport (ICAO: K47A)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- DeKalb - Peachtree Airport (PDK/KPDK)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens - Ben Epps Airport (AHN/KAHN)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gilleland), 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. |