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 Center.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Center. 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 Center.
Large Airports ...
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Orleans Intl. (MSY/KMSY)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Jackson - Evers Intl. (JAN/KJAN)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Intl.
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Mid Delta Rgnl. (GLH/KGLH)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Hattiesburg - Laurel Rgnl. (PIB/KPIB)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the south)
- Tuscaloosa Rgnl. (TCL/KTCL)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east)
- Hattiesburg Muni. (HBG/KHBG)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Kosciusko - Attala Co. Airport (FAA ID: OSX)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Carthage - Leake Co. Airport (FAA ID: 08M)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Philadelphia Muni. (FAA ID: MPE)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Louisville Winston Co. Airport (ICAO: KLMS)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Ackerman - Choctaw Co. Airport (FAA ID: 9M4)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Union Muni. (FAA ID: 3MS9)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Center), 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. |