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 Franco.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Franco. 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 Franco.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(146 miles [235 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(188 miles [302.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(199 miles [320.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(215 miles [346 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(96 miles [154.5 km] to the north)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the south)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia Highlands Airport (ICAO: KVJI)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Whitesburg Muni.
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell Co. Airport (ICAO: KJFZ)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north)
- Elizabethton Muni. (ICAO: K0A9)
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Franco), 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. |