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 Watson.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Watson. 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 Watson.
Large Airports ...
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham Intl. (BHM/KBHM)
(151 miles [243 km] to the south)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the east)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Hartsfield - Jackson Intl. (ATL/KATL)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Huntsville Intl. (HSV/KHSV)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green Rgnl. (BWG/KBWG)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the north)
- Northwest Alabama Rgnl. (MSL/KMSL)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell Fld. (CHA/KCHA)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ellington Airport (ICAO: KLUG)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Bomar Fld.-Shelbyville Muni.
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville Muni. (SYI/KSYI)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro Muni. (FAA ID: MBT)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east northeast)
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- Smyrna Airport (MQY/KMQY)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Maury Co. Airport (ICAO: KMRC)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Cornelia Fort Airpark (FAA ID: M88)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tullahoma Rgnl. (THA/KTHA)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Muni. (FAA ID: M54)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Watson), 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. |