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 Essie.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Essie. 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 Essie.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(146 miles [235 km] to the west northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the north)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south southeast)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tucker - Guthrie Meml. (FAA ID: I35)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Wendell H. Ford Airport (FAA ID: K20)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Lee Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0VG)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Whitesburg Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Middlesboro - Bell Co. Airport (1A6/K1A6)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest)
- London - Corbin Airport (ICAO: KLOZ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- Julian Carroll Airport (ICAO: KJKL)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Essie), 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. |