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 Mercer.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Mercer. 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 Mercer.
Large Airports ...
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(139 miles [223.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(237 miles [381.4 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tunica Muni. (ICAO: KUTA)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(110 miles [177 km] to the north)
General Aviation Airports ...
- McKellar - Sipes Rgnl. (MKL/KMKL)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar - Hardeman Co. Airport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- William L. Whitehurst Fld. (ICAO: KM08)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Humboldt Muni. (FAA ID: M53)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast)
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- Fayette Co. Airport (FAA ID: FYE)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Covington Muni. (ICAO: KM04)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Gibson Co. Airport (FAA ID: TGC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Robert Sibley Airport (FAA ID: SZY)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Mercer), 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. |