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 Vancouver.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Vancouver. 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 Vancouver.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the west)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the south)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(178 miles [286.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(191 miles [307.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Knoxville Airport (ICAO: KDKX)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Monroe Co. Airport (FAA ID: MNV)
(23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest)
- Rockwood Muni. (FAA ID: RKW)
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campbell Co. Airport (FAA ID: JAU)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- McMinn Co. Airport (FAA ID: MMI)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest)
- Gatlinburg Airport (FAA ID: GKT)
(41 miles [66 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Vancouver), 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. |