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 Patten.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Patten. 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 Patten.
Large Airports ...
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest)
- Spartanburg Downtown Meml. (ICAO: KSPA)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville Downtown Airport (ICAO: KGMU)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Rgnl. (ICAO: KJQF)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (INT/KINT)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Rutherford Co. Airport (ICAO: KFQD)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Foothills Rgnl. (ICAO: KMRN)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avery County - Morrison Fld. (FAA ID: 7A8)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Hickory Rgnl. (HKY/KHKY)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Shelby - Cleveland County Rgnl. (ICAO: KEHO)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Patten), 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. |