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 White Sands.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from White Sands. 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 White Sands.
Large Airports ...
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia Metro Airport (CAE/KCAE)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(176 miles [283.2 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)
- Greenville Downtown Airport (ICAO: KGMU)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Georgia Rgnl. (MCN/KMCN)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg Downtown Meml. (ICAO: KSPA)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Roanoke Muni. (FAA ID: 7A5)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lee Gilmer Meml. (ICAO: KGVL)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Jackson Co. Airport (FAA ID: 19A)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Lumpkin County - Wimpys Airport (FAA ID: 9A0)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Habersham Co. Airport (FAA ID: AJR)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Gwinnett Co. Airport (ICAO: KLZU)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Northeast Georgia Rgnl. (WDR/KWDR)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Cherokee Co. Airport (ICAO: K47A)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
- Pickens Co. Airport (FAA ID: JZP)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Blairsville Airport (ICAO: KDZJ)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
- Toccoa Rgnl. - Letourneau Fld. (FAA ID: TOC)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Monroe - Walton Co. Airport (FAA ID: D73)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to White Sands), 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. |