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 Palo Alto.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto.
Large Airports ...
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast)
- Pittsburgh Intl. (PIT/KPIT)
(150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Baltimore - Washington Intl. (BWI/KBWI)
(154 miles [247.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Central WV Airport (CKB/KCKB)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the south)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bridgewater Air Park (FAA ID: VBW)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest Airport (FAA ID: W13)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls Fld. (ICAO: KHSP)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Co. Airport (ICAO: KW99)
(41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast)
- Elkins - Randolph Co. Airport (EKN/KEKN)
(41 miles [66 km] to the northwest)
- Luray Caverns Airport (FAA ID: W45)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Palo Alto), 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. |