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 Colony.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Colony. 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 Colony.
Large Airports ...
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the east)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the south)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(138 miles [222.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(145 miles [233.4 km] to the east)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north)
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Falwell Airport (FAA ID: W24)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookneal Airport (FAA ID: 0V4)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Lotus Intl. (FAA ID: 8VA4)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mountain Lake Airport (FAA ID: W91)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville Muni.
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville Rgnl. (ICAO: KFVX)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Colony), 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. |