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 Wilkesboro.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Wilkesboro. 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 Wilkesboro.
Large Airports ...
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the south)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Smith Reynolds Airport (INT/KINT)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east)
- Concord Rgnl. (ICAO: KJQF)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg Downtown Meml. (ICAO: KSPA)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(105 miles [169 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Wilkes Co. Airport (ICAO: KUKF)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Co. Airport (FAA ID: NC59)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkin Muni. (FAA ID: ZEF)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Ashe Co. Airport (ICAO: KGEV)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Statesville Rgnl. (ICAO: KSVH)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Hickory Rgnl. (HKY/KHKY)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Yadkin Co. Airport
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
- Foothills Rgnl. (ICAO: KMRN)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wilkesboro), 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. |