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 Shafter.

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

Large Airports ...

• McGhee Tyson Airport   (TYS/KTYS)
  (91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast)
  • Official website: https://flyknoxville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: TYS       ICAO: KTYS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for McGhee Tyson Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Louisville Intl.   (SDF/KSDF)
  (98 miles [157.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
  (126 miles [202.8 km] to the west 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] 
• Northern Kentucky Intl.   (CVG/KCVG)
  (140 miles [225.3 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.cvgairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: CVG       ICAO: KCVG
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Northern Kentucky Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

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

• Blue Grass Airport   (LEX/KLEX)
  (70 miles [112.7 km] to the north)
  • 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] 
• Bowling Green Rgnl.   (BWG/KBWG)
  (95 miles [152.9 km] to the west)
  • 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] 
• Greeneville Muni.   (GCY/KGCY)
  (118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: GCY       ICAO: KGCY
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Greeneville Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Lake Cumberland Rgnl.   (ICAO: KSME)
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KSME
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Lake Cumberland Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Wayne Co. Airport   (ICAO: KEKQ)
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KEKQ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Wayne Co. Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Russell Co. Airport   (FAA ID: K24)
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Current Airport Weather for Russell Co. Airport
• McCreary Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 18I)
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for McCreary Co. Airport
• Liberty - Casey Co. Airport   (FAA ID: I53)
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Liberty - Casey Co. Airport
• Williamsburg Airport   (FAA ID: W38)
  (31 miles [49.9 km] to the east southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Williamsburg Airport