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 Russell.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Russell. 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 Russell.
Large Airports ...
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the east southeast)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS/KTYS)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte - Douglas Intl. (CLT/KCLT)
(141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(196 miles [315.4 km] to the east southeast)
- Northern Kentucky Intl. (CVG/KCVG)
(198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(209 miles [336.4 km] to the north northeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Tri-Cities Rgnl. (TRI/KTRI)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(68 miles [109.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greeneville Muni. (GCY/KGCY)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast)
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- Tri-State Airport (HTS/KHTS)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Tazewell Co. Airport (ICAO: KJFZ)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grundy Muni. (FAA ID: GDY)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher Rgnl. (FAA ID: 57KY)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Highlands Airport (ICAO: KVJI)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lonesome Pine Airport (ICAO: KLNP)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Russell), 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. |