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 Bethesda.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Bethesda. 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 Bethesda.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(151 miles [243 km] to the south)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(176 miles [283.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville Intl. (HSV/KHSV)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ellington Airport (ICAO: KLUG)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Airport (MQY/KMQY)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bomar Fld.-Shelbyville Muni.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville Muni. (SYI/KSYI)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Murfreesboro Muni. (FAA ID: MBT)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Maury Co. Airport (ICAO: KMRC)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Cornelia Fort Airpark (FAA ID: M88)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville Muni. (FAA ID: GHM)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Muni. (FAA ID: M54)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tullahoma Rgnl. (THA/KTHA)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bethesda), 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. |