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 Richmond.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Richmond. 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 Richmond.
Large Airports ...
- Harrisburg Intl. (MDT/KMDT)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore - Washington Intl. (BWI/KBWI)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia Intl. (PHL/KPHL)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east)
- University Park Airport (SCE/KUNV)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Reading Rgnl. (RDG/KRDG)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh Valley Intl. (ABE/KABE)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Rgnl. (IPT/KIPT)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Intl. (AVP/KAVP)
(105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- * (FAA ID: N71)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for *
- Smoketown Airport (FAA ID: S37)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Lancaster Airport (LNS/KLNS)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Airport (ICAO: KTHV)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Capital City Airport (HAR/KCXY)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0W3)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Chester Co. Airport (CTH/KMQS)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll County Rgnl. (ICAO: KDMW)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Co. Airport
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Richmond), 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. |