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 Horse Shoe Curve.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Horse Shoe Curve. 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 Horse Shoe Curve.
Large Airports ...
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Baltimore - Washington Intl. (BWI/KBWI)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg Intl. (MDT/KMDT)
(94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown - Cambria Co. Airport (JST/KJST)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Arnold Palmer Rgnl. (LBE/KLBE)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Winchester Rgnl. (ICAO: KOKV)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leesburg Exec. (ICAO: KJYO)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eastern West Virginia Rgnl. (MRB/KMRB)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Front Royal Airport (FAA ID: FRR)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Manassas Muni. (HEF/KHEF)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast)
- Frederick Muni. (ICAO: KFDK)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Horse Shoe Curve), 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. |