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 Rio.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rio. 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 Rio.
Large Airports ...
- New Orleans Intl. (MSY/KMSY)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(270 miles [434.5 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Gulfport - Biloxi Intl. (GPT/KGPT)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast)
- New Orleans Intl.
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Hattiesburg Muni. (HBG/KHBG)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hattiesburg - Laurel Rgnl. (PIB/KPIB)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR/KBTR)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the west)
- Houma - Terrebonne Airport (ICAO: KHUM)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Mobile Rgnl. (MOB/KMOB)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- George R. Carr Meml. Air Fld. (FAA ID: BXA)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Tammany Rgnl. (FAA ID: L31)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest)
- Picayune Muni. (FAA ID: MJD)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplarville Airport (FAA ID: M13)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Slidell Airport (ICAO: KASD)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- I. H. Bass Jr. Meml. (FAA ID: 4R1)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Muni.
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Hammond Northshore Rgnl. (ICAO: KHDC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Stennis Intl. (ICAO: KHSA)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paul Pittman Meml. (FAA ID: T36)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rio), 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. |