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 Pope.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Pope. 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 Pope.
Large Airports ...
- Newport News Intl. (PHF/KPHF)
(46 miles [74 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk Intl. (ORF/KORF)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Rocky Mount - Wilson Rgnl. (RWI/KRWI)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitt - Greenville Airport (PGV/KPGV)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the south)
- Kinston Rgnl. Jetport (ISO/KISO)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southwest)
- Craven County Rgnl. (EWN/KEWN)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Franklin Muni. (FKN/KFKN)
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emporia - Greensville Rgnl. (ICAO: KEMV)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield Muni. (ICAO: KAKQ)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Tri-Co. Airport (ICAO: KASJ)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Suffolk Exec. (ICAO: KSFQ)
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville / Brunswick Muni. (FAA ID: LVL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax Co. Airport (ICAO: KRZZ)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Pope), 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. |