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 Gainesville.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Gainesville. 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 Gainesville.
Large Airports ...
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(234 miles [376.6 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tunica Muni. (ICAO: KUTA)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Arlington Muni.
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Covington Muni. (ICAO: KM04)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millington Rgnl. Jetport (ICAO: KNQA)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Fayette Co. Airport (FAA ID: FYE)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Charles W. Baker Airport (FAA ID: 2M8)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Gen. DeWitt Spain Airport (FAA ID: M01)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Osceola Muni. (FAA ID: 7M4)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gainesville), 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. |