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 Denver.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Denver. 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 Denver.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(69 miles [111 km] to the east)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(134 miles [215.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(189 miles [304.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(220 miles [354.1 km] to the east)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(229 miles [368.5 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the east)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville Intl. (HSV/KHSV)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Benton Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0M4)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Humphreys Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0M5)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Houston Co. Airport (FAA ID: M93)
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dickson Muni. (FAA ID: M02)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville Muni. (FAA ID: GHM)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Carroll Co. Airport (ICAO: KHZD)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Denver), 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. |