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 Bear Fork.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bear Fork. 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 Bear Fork.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(133 miles [214 km] to the southwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(179 miles [288.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the north)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the south)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the north)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the south)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(87 miles [140 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg Muni.
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy Rgnl. (FAA ID: K22)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Mingo Co. Airport (FAA ID: 4I0)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bear Fork), 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. |