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 Washington.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Washington. 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 Washington.
Large Airports ...
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Norfolk Intl. (ORF/KORF)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Fayetteville Rgnl. (FAY/KFAY)
(110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest)
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the north)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Myrtle Bch. Intl. (MYR/KMYR)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Pitt - Greenville Airport (PGV/KPGV)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Craven County Rgnl. (EWN/KEWN)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
- Kinston Rgnl. Jetport (ISO/KISO)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Rocky Mount - Wilson Rgnl. (RWI/KRWI)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ/KOAJ)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Warren Fld. (ICAO: KOCW)
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martin Co. Airport (FAA ID: MCZ)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Plymouth Muni. (FAA ID: PMZ)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico Co. Airport (FAA ID: 7NC0)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Pepsi - Intl.
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Eastern Rgnl. Jetport
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Tarboro - Edgecombe Airport (FAA ID: ETC)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Washington), 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. |