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 Blue John.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Blue John. 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 Blue John.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(133 miles [214 km] to the west southwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(146 miles [235 km] to the north)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the north)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east southeast)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the west)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lake Cumberland Rgnl. (ICAO: KSME)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCreary Co. Airport (FAA ID: 18I)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Williamsburg Airport (FAA ID: W38)
(18 miles [29 km] to the east southeast)
- Wayne Co. Airport (ICAO: KEKQ)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- London - Corbin Airport (ICAO: KLOZ)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott Muni. (FAA ID: SCX)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
- Russell Co. Airport (FAA ID: K24)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blue John), 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. |