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 McDowell.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from McDowell. 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 McDowell.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(151 miles [243 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the north)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(87 miles [140 km] to the south)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg Muni.
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Big Sandy Rgnl. (FAA ID: K22)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
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- Wendell H. Ford Airport (FAA ID: K20)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mingo Co. Airport (FAA ID: 4I0)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Julian Carroll Airport (ICAO: KJKL)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to McDowell), 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. |