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 McRae.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from McRae. 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 McRae.
Large Airports ...
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the east)
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southwest)
- Norfolk Intl. (ORF/KORF)
(121 miles [194.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(51 miles [82.1 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Farmville Muni.
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville Rgnl. (ICAO: KFVX)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crewe Muni. (FAA ID: W81)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Lotus Intl. (FAA ID: 8VA4)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to McRae), 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. |