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 Blades.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Blades. 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 Blades.
Large Airports ...
- Fayetteville Rgnl. (FAY/KFAY)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the west)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Norfolk Intl. (ORF/KORF)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Myrtle Bch. Intl. (MYR/KMYR)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the north)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Craven County Rgnl. (EWN/KEWN)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ/KOAJ)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west)
- Kinston Rgnl. Jetport (ISO/KISO)
(56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt - Greenville Airport (PGV/KPGV)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Wilmington Intl. (ILM/KILM)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Rocky Mount - Wilson Rgnl. (RWI/KRWI)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Michael J. Smith Fld. (ICAO: KMRH)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Pamlico Co. Airport (FAA ID: 7NC0)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pepsi - Intl.
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blades), 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. |