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 Benton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Benton. 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 Benton.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east southeast)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(169 miles [272 km] to the east northeast)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(226 miles [363.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(251 miles [403.9 km] to the northeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(252 miles [405.6 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast)
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (FAA ID: M34)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Kyle - Oakley Fld. (FAA ID: CEY)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayfield Graves Co. Airport (FAA ID: M25)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Lake Barkley State Park Airport (FAA ID: 1M9)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Metropolis Muni. (ICAO: KM30)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Airport (FAA ID: 2M0)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Benton), 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. |