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 Council.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Council. 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 Council.
Large Airports ...
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(195 miles [313.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Tazewell Co. Airport (ICAO: KJFZ)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Virginia Highlands Airport (ICAO: KVJI)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Council), 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. |