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 Clay.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Clay. 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 Clay.
Large Airports ...
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the east)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Falwell Airport (FAA ID: W24)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookneal Airport (FAA ID: 0V4)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mountain Lake Airport (FAA ID: W91)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus Intl. (FAA ID: 8VA4)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Clay), 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. |