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 Backbone.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Backbone. 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 Backbone.
Large Airports ...
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the north)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(151 miles [243 km] to the south southeast)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(156 miles [251.1 km] to the east)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- New Castle Intl. (FAA ID: VA85)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingalls Fld. (ICAO: KHSP)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Backbone), 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. |