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 ...

• Nashville Intl.   (BNA/KBNA)
  (46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: www.flynashville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: BNA       ICAO: KBNA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Nashville Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Louisville Intl.   (SDF/KSDF)
  (104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flylouisville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SDF       ICAO: KSDF
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Louisville Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• McGhee Tyson Airport   (TYS/KTYS)
  (142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: https://flyknoxville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: TYS       ICAO: KTYS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for McGhee Tyson Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Northern Kentucky Intl.   (CVG/KCVG)
  (183 miles [294.5 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.cvgairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CVG       ICAO: KCVG
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Northern Kentucky Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Bowling Green Rgnl.   (BWG/KBWG)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north northwest)
  • Official website: https://bgwcairport.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: BWG       ICAO: KBWG
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Bowling Green Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• John C. Tune Airport   (ICAO: KJWN)
  (49 miles [78.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flynashville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KJWN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for John C. Tune Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Owensboro Rgnl.   (OWB/KOWB)
  (85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://owb.net/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: OWB       ICAO: KOWB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Owensboro Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Portland Muni.   (FAA ID: 1M5)
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Portland Muni.
• Lafayette Muni.   (FAA ID: 3M7)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Lafayette Muni.
• Gallatin Muni.  
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Gallatin Muni.
• Sumner County Rgnl.   (FAA ID: M33)
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Sumner County Rgnl.
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  • Glasgow Muni.   (ICAO: KGLW)
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KGLW
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Glasgow Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Russellville Airport   (FAA ID: 4M7)
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Russellville Airport
  • Tompkinsville Airport   (FAA ID: TZV)
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the east)
    • Current Airport Weather for Tompkinsville Airport
  • Lebanon Muni.   (FAA ID: M54)
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the south)
    • Current Airport Weather for Lebanon Muni.
  • Springfield Airport   (FAA ID: M91)
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Springfield Airport