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 Idlewild.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Idlewild. 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 Idlewild.
Large Airports ...
- Greenville Airport (GSP/KGSP)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Columbia Metro Airport (CAE/KCAE)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greenville Downtown Airport (ICAO: KGMU)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg Downtown Meml. (ICAO: KSPA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Donaldson Center Airport (ICAO: KGYH)
(Less than 2 miles to the north northwest)
- Pickens Co. Airport (FAA ID: LQK)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Anderson Rgnl. (AND/KAND)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens Co. Airport (ICAO: KLUX)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Clemson - Oconee Co. Airport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oconee County Rgnl. (ICAO: KCEU)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Co. Airport (ICAO: KGRD)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Hendersonville Airport (ICAO: K0A7)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Idlewild), 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. |