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 Switch Back.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Switch Back. 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 Switch Back.
Large Airports ...
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(112 miles [180.2 km] to the north)
- Piedmont Triad Intl. (GSO/KGSO)
(132 miles [212.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the east northeast)
- Raleigh - Durham Intl. (RDU/KRDU)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southeast)
- Pittsburgh Intl. (PIT/KPIT)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast)
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(59 miles [95 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
- North Central WV Airport (CKB/KCKB)
(91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Ingalls Fld. (ICAO: KHSP)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Castle Intl. (FAA ID: VA85)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Richwood Muni. (FAA ID: 3I4)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Eagles Nest Airport (FAA ID: W13)
(49 miles [78.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Bridgewater Air Park (FAA ID: VBW)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast)
- Summersville Airport (ICAO: KSXL)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Falwell Airport (FAA ID: W24)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Switch Back), 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. |