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 Airport Plaza.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Airport Plaza. 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 Airport Plaza.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(Less than 2 miles to the west southwest)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the south)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the west)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Knoxville Airport (ICAO: KDKX)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Gatlinburg Airport (FAA ID: GKT)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe Co. Airport (FAA ID: MNV)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Co. Airport (FAA ID: JAU)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
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- Rockwood Muni. (FAA ID: RKW)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west)
- Ferguson Fld. Muni.
(41 miles [66 km] to the southeast)
- Moore - Murrell Airport (FAA ID: MOR)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northeast)
- McMinn Co. Airport (FAA ID: MMI)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews - Murphy Airport (ICAO: KRHP)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Airport Plaza), 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. |