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 Kovan.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Kovan. 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 Kovan.
Large Airports ...
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Pittsburgh Intl. (PIT/KPIT)
(135 miles [217.3 km] to the north)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(159 miles [255.9 km] to the east)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(167 miles [268.8 km] to the northwest)
- Akron - Canton Rgnl. (CAK/KCAK)
(173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northwest)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the south)
- North Central WV Airport (CKB/KCKB)
(52 miles [83.7 km] to the north)
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. (SHD/KSHD)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Braxton Co. Airport (ICAO: K48I)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood Muni. (FAA ID: 3I4)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhannon Airport
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the north)
- Upshur County Rgnl. (ICAO: KW22)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- Summersville Airport (ICAO: KSXL)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins - Randolph Co. Airport (EKN/KEKN)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Kovan), 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. |