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 Alton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Alton. 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 Alton.
Large Airports ...
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast)
- Pittsburgh Intl. (PIT/KPIT)
(115 miles [185.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(148 miles [238.2 km] to the east)
- Akron - Canton Rgnl. (CAK/KCAK)
(158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(164 miles [263.9 km] to the west northwest)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- North Central WV Airport (CKB/KCKB)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(67 miles [107.8 km] to the south)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast)
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- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(103 miles [165.8 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville Airport (CHO/KCHO)
(106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Arnold Palmer Rgnl. (LBE/KLBE)
(109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Buckhannon Airport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Upshur County Rgnl. (ICAO: KW22)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northwest)
- Elkins - Randolph Co. Airport (EKN/KEKN)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east northeast)
- Braxton Co. Airport (ICAO: K48I)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest)
- Philippi / Barbour County Rgnl. (FAA ID: 79D)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Alton), 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. |