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 Birmingham.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Birmingham. 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 Birmingham.
Large Airports ...
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(123 miles [197.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(149 miles [239.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(82 miles [132 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tazewell Co. Airport (ICAO: KJFZ)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Mountain Empire Airport (ICAO: KMKJ)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Welch Muni. (FAA ID: I25)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Virginia Highlands Airport (ICAO: KVJI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer Co. Airport (BLF/KBLF)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Kee Fld. (ICAO: KI16)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Birmingham), 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. |