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 Rich Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rich Creek. 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 Rich Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Morgantown Muni. (MGW/KMGW)
(163 miles [262.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Richmond Intl. (RIC/KRIC)
(192 miles [309 km] to the east)
- Washington Dulles Intl.
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH/KCMH)
(212 miles [341.2 km] to the north northwest)
- Airborne Airpark (ILN/KILN)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburgh Intl. (PIT/KPIT)
(217 miles [349.2 km] to the north)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Raleigh County Meml. (BKW/KBKW)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northwest)
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB/KLWB)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke Rgnl. - Woodrum Fld. (ROA/KROA)
(46 miles [74 km] to the east)
- Yeager Airport (CRW/KCRW)
(80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Lynchburg Rgnl. (LYH/KLYH)
(89 miles [143.2 km] to the east)
General Aviation Airports ...
- New River Valley Airport (ICAO: KPSK)
(18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast)
- Mercer Co. Airport (BLF/KBLF)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Virginia Tech. Exec. (BCB/KBCB)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Welch Muni. (FAA ID: I25)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle Intl. (FAA ID: VA85)
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rich Creek), 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. |