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 Gloucester.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Gloucester. 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 Gloucester.
Large Airports ...
- Fayetteville Rgnl. (FAY/KFAY)
(133 miles [214 km] to the west)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Norfolk Intl. (ORF/KORF)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Bch. Intl. (MYR/KMYR)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Craven County Rgnl. (EWN/KEWN)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ/KOAJ)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the west)
- Kinston Rgnl. Jetport (ISO/KISO)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt - Greenville Airport (PGV/KPGV)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington Intl. (ILM/KILM)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Rocky Mount - Wilson Rgnl. (RWI/KRWI)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Michael J. Smith Fld. (ICAO: KMRH)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pamlico Co. Airport (FAA ID: 7NC0)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Ocracoke Island Airport (FAA ID: W95)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northeast)
- Pepsi - Intl.
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gloucester), 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. |