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 French Broad.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from French Broad. 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 French Broad.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(174 miles [280 km] to the west)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(194 miles [312.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(202 miles [325.1 km] to the east)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the east northeast)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Gatlinburg Airport (FAA ID: GKT)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast)
- Knoxville Airport (ICAO: KDKX)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moore - Murrell Airport (FAA ID: MOR)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast)
- New Tazewell Muni. (FAA ID: 3A2)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Tazewells Airport
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Fld. Muni.
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to French Broad), 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. |