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 Salem.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Salem. 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 Salem.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northwest)
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the east)
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(110 miles [177 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Carroll Co. Airport (ICAO: KHZD)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henry Co. Airport (ICAO: KPHT)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Benton Co. Airport (FAA ID: 0M4)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Gibson Co. Airport (FAA ID: TGC)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Salem), 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. |