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 Waites.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Waites. 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 Waites.

Large Airports ...

• Memphis Intl.   (MEM/KMEM)
  (41 miles [66 km] to the northwest)
  • Official website: https://flymemphis.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MEM       ICAO: KMEM
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Memphis Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Little Rock National Airport   (LIT/KLIT)
  (161 miles [259.1 km] to the west)
  • Official website: https://www.clintonairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: LIT       ICAO: KLIT
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Little Rock National Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Birmingham Intl.   (BHM/KBHM)
  (169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast)
  • 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] 
• Nashville Intl.   (BNA/KBNA)
  (180 miles [289.7 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: www.flynashville.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: BNA       ICAO: KBNA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Nashville Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

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

• Tunica Muni.   (ICAO: KUTA)
  (54 miles [86.9 km] to the west)
  • Official website: https://tunicaairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KUTA
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Tunica Muni.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Northwest Alabama Rgnl.   (MSL/KMSL)
  (100 miles [160.9 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.flytheshoals.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: MSL       ICAO: KMSL
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Northwest Alabama Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Holly Springs Airport   (FAA ID: M41)
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Holly Springs Airport
• Ripley Airport   (FAA ID: 25M)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Current Airport Weather for Ripley Airport
• New Albany - Union Co. Airport   (FAA ID: M72)
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for New Albany - Union Co. Airport
• University - Oxford Airport   (ICAO: KUOX)
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KUOX
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for University - Oxford Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
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  • Olive Branch Airport   (OLV/KOLV)
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Airport Identification Code:
    • IATA: OLV       ICAO: KOLV
    • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
    • From SkyVector:
    • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
    • Current Airport Weather for Olive Branch Airport
    • Additional airport information:
    • [AirNav] 
    • [FlightAware] 
  • Fayette Co. Airport   (FAA ID: FYE)
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the north)
    • Official website: https://fayettetn.us/departments/airport/
    • Current Airport Weather for Fayette Co. Airport
  • Pontotoc Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 22M)
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
    • Current Airport Weather for Pontotoc Co. Airport
  • Panola Co. Airport   (FAA ID: PMU)
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Current Airport Weather for Panola Co. Airport