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 Islay.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Islay. 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 Islay.
Large Airports ...
- Fayetteville Rgnl. (FAY/KFAY)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Myrtle Bch. Intl. (MYR/KMYR)
(79 miles [127.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Columbia Metro Airport (CAE/KCAE)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Concord Rgnl. (ICAO: KJQF)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington Intl. (ILM/KILM)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (INT/KINT)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Marlboro County Jetport (BTN/KBBP)
(Less than 2 miles to the west southwest)
- Cheraw Muni. (ICAO: KCQW)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Darlington County Jetport (ICAO: KUDG)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Co. Airport (RCZ/KRCZ)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Dillon Co. Airport (FAA ID: DLC)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast)
- Laurinburg - Maxton Airport (ICAO: KMEB)
(23 miles [37 km] to the east northeast)
- Hartsville Rgnl. (ICAO: KHVS)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence Rgnl. (FLO/KFLO)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anson Co. Airport (ICAO: KAFP)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Islay), 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. |