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 Defiance.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Defiance. 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 Defiance.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the north)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Whitesburg Muni.
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wendell H. Ford Airport (FAA ID: K20)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker - Guthrie Meml. (FAA ID: I35)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Julian Carroll Airport (ICAO: KJKL)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Defiance), 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. |