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 Orion.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Orion. 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 Orion.
Large Airports ...
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the west)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(193 miles [310.6 km] to the east northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tunica Muni. (ICAO: KUTA)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west)
- Greenville Intl.
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mid Delta Rgnl. (GLH/KGLH)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Holly Springs Airport (FAA ID: M41)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Airport (OLV/KOLV)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest)
- University - Oxford Airport (ICAO: KUOX)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast)
- Panola Co. Airport (FAA ID: PMU)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest)
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- Ripley Airport (FAA ID: 25M)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
- Fayette Co. Airport (FAA ID: FYE)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Water Valley Muni. (FAA ID: 33M)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south)
- New Albany - Union Co. Airport (FAA ID: M72)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Orion), 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. |