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 Payne Gap.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Payne Gap. 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 Payne Gap.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(170 miles [273.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(207 miles [333.1 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the south)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Whitesburg Muni.
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Payne Gap), 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. |