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 Open Fork.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Open Fork. 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 Open Fork.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southeast)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(187 miles [300.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(200 miles [321.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the north)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northeast)
- Asheville Rgnl. (AVL/KAVL)
(111 miles [178.6 km] to the south)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Virginia Highlands Airport (ICAO: KVJI)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Tazewell Co. Airport (ICAO: KJFZ)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg Muni.
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Open Fork), 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. |