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 ...

• New Orleans Intl.   (MSY/KMSY)
  (59 miles [95 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flymsy.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSY       ICAO: KMSY
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for New Orleans Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Birmingham Intl.   (BHM/KBHM)
  (262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Official website: https://www.flybirmingham.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: BHM       ICAO: KBHM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Birmingham Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

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

• Gulfport - Biloxi Intl.   (GPT/KGPT)
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: www.flygpt.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: GPT       ICAO: KGPT
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Gulfport - Biloxi Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Hattiesburg Muni.   (HBG/KHBG)
  (49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast)
  • Official website: www.hattiesburgairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: HBG       ICAO: KHBG
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Hattiesburg Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• New Orleans Intl.  
  (59 miles [95 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.flymsy.com/
  • Current Airport Weather for New Orleans Intl.
• Hattiesburg - Laurel Rgnl.   (PIB/KPIB)
  (61 miles [98.2 km] to the north)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: PIB       ICAO: KPIB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Hattiesburg - Laurel Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
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  • Mobile Rgnl.   (MOB/KMOB)
    (77 miles [123.9 km] to the east)
    • Official website: www.mobairport.com/
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: MOB       ICAO: KMOB
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Mobile Rgnl.
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Mobile Downtown Airport   (ICAO: KBFM)
    (87 miles [140 km] to the east)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • ICAO: KBFM
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Mobile Downtown Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Baton Rouge Metro Airport   (BTR/KBTR)
    (96 miles [154.5 km] to the west)
    • Official website: https://www.flybtr.com/
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: BTR       ICAO: KBTR
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Baton Rouge Metro Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Picayune Muni.   (FAA ID: MJD)
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Picayune Muni.
• Poplarville Airport   (FAA ID: M13)
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Current Airport Weather for Poplarville Airport
• Stennis Intl.   (ICAO: KHSA)
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KHSA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Stennis Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Slidell Airport   (ICAO: KASD)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KASD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Slidell Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • George R. Carr Meml. Air Fld.   (FAA ID: BXA)
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for George R. Carr Meml. Air Fld.
  • St. Tammany Rgnl.   (FAA ID: L31)
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for St. Tammany Rgnl.
  • Dean Griffin Meml.   (FAA ID: M24)
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Dean Griffin Meml.
  • I. H. Bass Jr. Meml.   (FAA ID: 4R1)
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Current Airport Weather for I. H. Bass Jr. Meml.