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 Thornton Gap.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Thornton 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 Thornton Gap.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(174 miles [280 km] to the west northwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the north)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(69 miles [111 km] to the south)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Whitesburg Muni.
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Wendell H. Ford Airport (FAA ID: K20)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy Rgnl. (FAA ID: K22)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Tucker - Guthrie Meml. (FAA ID: I35)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest)
- Julian Carroll Airport (ICAO: KJKL)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thornton 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. |