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 Chapel Hill.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Chapel Hill. 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 Chapel Hill.
Large Airports ...
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(50 miles [80.5 km] to the north)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Monroe Co. Airport (BMG/KBMG)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Virgil I. Grissom Muni. (BFR/KBFR)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paoli Muni. (FAA ID: I42)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeman Muni. (ICAO: KSER)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Muni. (FAA ID: I83)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
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- Salem Muni.
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Columbus Bakalar Muni. (ICAO: KBAK)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast)
- French Lick Muni. (FAA ID: FRH)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Daviess Co. Airport (FAA ID: DCY)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
- North Vernon Airport (FAA ID: OVO)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Co. Airport (FAA ID: 4I7)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Greenwood Muni. (FAA ID: HFY)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Brazil Clay Co. Airport
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Chapel Hill), 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. |