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 Mammoth Cave.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Mammoth Cave. 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 Mammoth Cave.

Large Airports ...

• Louisville Intl.   (SDF/KSDF)
  (71 miles [114.3 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] 
• Nashville Intl.   (BNA/KBNA)
  (80 miles [128.7 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] 

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

• Bowling Green Rgnl.   (BWG/KBWG)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • 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] 
• Owensboro Rgnl.   (OWB/KOWB)
  (69 miles [111 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] 
• John C. Tune Airport   (ICAO: KJWN)
  (81 miles [130.4 km] to the south 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] 
• Evansville Rgnl.   (EVV/KEVV)
  (97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://flyevv.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: EVV       ICAO: KEVV
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Evansville Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Blue Grass Airport   (LEX/KLEX)
  (100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Official website: https://bluegrassairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: LEX       ICAO: KLEX
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Blue Grass Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Glasgow Muni.   (ICAO: KGLW)
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KGLW
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Glasgow Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Grayson Co. Airport   (FAA ID: M20)
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Grayson Co. Airport
• Addington Fld.   (FAA ID: EKX)
  (35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Addington Fld.
• Rough River State Park Airport   (FAA ID: 2I3)
  (36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Rough River State Park Airport