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 Lake Forest.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Lake Forest. 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 Lake Forest.
Large Airports ...
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the north)
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Columbia Metro Airport (CAE/KCAE)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the east)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Georgia Rgnl. (MCN/KMCN)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Roanoke Muni. (FAA ID: 7A5)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Downtown Airport (ICAO: KGMU)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Gwinnett Co. Airport (ICAO: KLZU)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Lee Gilmer Meml. (ICAO: KGVL)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northeast Georgia Rgnl. (WDR/KWDR)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- DeKalb - Peachtree Airport (PDK/KPDK)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Cherokee Co. Airport (ICAO: K47A)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Jackson Co. Airport (FAA ID: 19A)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County - Wimpys Airport (FAA ID: 9A0)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe - Walton Co. Airport (FAA ID: D73)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens Co. Airport (FAA ID: JZP)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb County - McCollum Fld. (ICAO: KRYY)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lake Forest), 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. |