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 Salem.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Salem. 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 Salem.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Evansville Rgnl. (EVV/KEVV)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owensboro Rgnl. (OWB/KOWB)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast)
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(105 miles [169 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Marion - Crittenden Co. Airport (FAA ID: 5M9)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (FAA ID: M34)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Princeton Airport (FAA ID: 2M0)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Sturgis Muni. (ICAO: KTWT)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Metropolis Muni. (ICAO: KM30)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Providence Airport (FAA ID: 8M9)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Lake Barkley State Park Airport (FAA ID: 1M9)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Salem), 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. |