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 Phipps.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Phipps. 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 Phipps.
Large Airports ...
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(186 miles [299.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(223 miles [358.9 km] to the northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the south)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the north)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg Muni.
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pike Co. Airport (FAA ID: PBX)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Phipps), 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. |