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 Hightower.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Hightower. 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 Hightower.
Large Airports ...
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Columbia Metro Airport (CAE/KCAE)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke Muni. (FAA ID: 7A5)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Downtown Airport (ICAO: KGMU)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Middle Georgia Rgnl. (MCN/KMCN)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cherokee Co. Airport (ICAO: K47A)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pickens Co. Airport (FAA ID: JZP)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Gilmer Meml. (ICAO: KGVL)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County - Wimpys Airport (FAA ID: 9A0)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Gwinnett Co. Airport (ICAO: KLZU)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Gilmer Co. Airport (FAA ID: 49A)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb County - McCollum Fld. (ICAO: KRYY)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb - Peachtree Airport (PDK/KPDK)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Hightower), 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. |