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 Ballard.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ballard. 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 Ballard.
Large Airports ...
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Greater Cincinnati Intl.
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Cincinnati Muni. (LUK/KLUK)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Butler County Rgnl. (ICAO: KHAO)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Franklin Airport (FAA ID: 3FK)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Capital City Airport (ICAO: KFFT)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Lebanon - Springfield Airport (FAA ID: 6I2)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart Powell Fld. (ICAO: KDVK)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Samuels Fld. (FAA ID: BRY)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Georgetown Scott Co. Airport (FAA ID: 27K)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Airport (FAA ID: I39)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast)
- Bowman Fld. (ICAO: KLOU)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west northwest)
- Taylor Co. Airport (FAA ID: AAS)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Liberty - Casey Co. Airport (FAA ID: I53)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ballard), 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. |