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 Watauga.

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

Large Airports ...

• McGhee Tyson Airport   (TYS/KTYS)
  (91 miles [146.5 km] to the 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)
  (100 miles [160.9 km] to the north 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)
  (101 miles [162.5 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)
  (155 miles [249.4 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] 
• Airborne Airpark   (ILN/KILN)
  (193 miles [310.6 km] to the north northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: ILN       ICAO: KILN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Airborne Airpark
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

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

• Bowling Green Rgnl.   (BWG/KBWG)
  (75 miles [120.7 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] 
• Blue Grass Airport   (LEX/KLEX)
  (87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast)
  • 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] 
• John C. Tune Airport   (ICAO: KJWN)
  (110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flynashville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KJWN
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for John C. Tune Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Wayne Co. Airport   (ICAO: KEKQ)
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast)
  • 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] 
• Dale Hollow Rgnl.   (FAA ID: 5KY7)
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Dale Hollow Rgnl.
• Russell Co. Airport   (FAA ID: K24)
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Current Airport Weather for Russell Co. Airport
• Columbia - Adair Co. Airport   (FAA ID: I96)
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Columbia - Adair Co. Airport
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  • Lake Cumberland Rgnl.   (ICAO: KSME)
    (29 miles [46.7 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] 
  • Livingston Muni.   (ICAO: K8A3)
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: K8A3
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Livingston Muni.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Jamestown Muni.   (FAA ID: 2A1)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
    • Current Airport Weather for Jamestown Muni.