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 Watergap.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Watergap. 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 Watergap.
Large Airports ...
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Dayton Intl. (DAY/KDAY)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the north)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX)
(105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Big Sandy Rgnl. (FAA ID: K22)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Mingo Co. Airport (FAA ID: 4I0)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg Muni.
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Watergap), 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. |