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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 War.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from War. 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 War.

Large Airports ...

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Welch Muni.   (FAA ID: I25)
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • GPS Coordinates: 37.416781, -81.528994<14>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Welch Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Welch Muni.
  • Tazewell Co. Airport   (ICAO: KJFZ)
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
  • Kee Fld.   (ICAO: KI16)
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast)
  • Grundy Muni.   (FAA ID: GDY)
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • GPS Coordinates: 37.232393, -82.124997<17>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Grundy Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Grundy Muni.
  • Continue List   (3 more) ...
    • Mercer Co. Airport   (BLF/KBLF)
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Empire Airport   (ICAO: KMKJ)
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast)
    • Belcher Rgnl.   (FAA ID: 57KY)
      (35 miles [56.3 km] to the west)
      • GPS Coordinates: 37.369444, -82.324167<20>
        (These coordinates were provided by the FAA)
      • Jump to a Google Map centered on Belcher Regional Airport
      • Current Airport Weather for Belcher Rgnl.

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to War), 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.
<2>GPS Coordinates for Airborne Airpark:
     Decimal: 39.42792, -83.792119
     DDMMSS: 39° 25' 40", -83° 47' 31"
<3>GPS Coordinates for Morgantown Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 39.64290, -79.916314
     DDMMSS: 39° 38' 34", -79° 54' 58"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Port Columbus International Airport:
     Decimal: 39.99797, -82.891889
     DDMMSS: 39° 59' 52", -82° 53' 30"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport:
     Decimal: 39.04883, -84.667822
     DDMMSS: 39° 2' 55", -84° 40' 4"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Dayton International Airport:
     Decimal: 39.90225, -84.219410
     DDMMSS: 39° 54' 8", -84° 13' 9"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Louisville International Airport:
     Decimal: 38.17408, -85.736499
     DDMMSS: 38° 10' 26", -85° 44' 11"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Pittsburgh International Airport:
     Decimal: 40.49147, -80.232861
     DDMMSS: 40° 29' 29", -80° 13' 58"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Raleigh County Memorial Airport:
     Decimal: 37.78732, -81.124164
     DDMMSS: 37° 47' 14", -81° 7' 26"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Yeager Airport:
     Decimal: 38.37313, -81.593194
     DDMMSS: 38° 22' 23", -81° 35' 35"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Greenbrier Valley Airport:
     Decimal: 37.85830, -80.399472
     DDMMSS: 37° 51' 29", -80° 23' 58"
<12>GPS Coordinates for Tri-State Airport:
     Decimal: 38.36666, -82.558028
     DDMMSS: 38° 21' 59", -82° 33' 28"
<13>GPS Coordinates for Roanoke Regional Airport - Woodrum Field:
     Decimal: 37.32547, -79.975417
     DDMMSS: 37° 19' 31", -79° 58' 31"
<14>GPS Coordinates for Welch Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 37.41678, -81.528994
     DDMMSS: 37° 25' 0", -81° 31' 44"
<15>GPS Coordinates for Tazewell County Airport:
     Decimal: 37.06375, -81.798278
     DDMMSS: 37° 3' 49", -81° 47' 53"
<16>GPS Coordinates for Kee Field:
     Decimal: 37.60044, -81.559278
     DDMMSS: 37° 36' 1", -81° 33' 33"
<17>GPS Coordinates for Grundy Municipal Airport:
     Decimal: 37.23239, -82.124997
     DDMMSS: 37° 13' 56", -82° 7' 29"
<18>GPS Coordinates for Mercer County Airport:
     Decimal: 37.29580, -81.207694
     DDMMSS: 37° 17' 44", -81° 12' 27"
<19>GPS Coordinates for Mountain Empire Airport:
     Decimal: 36.89486, -81.349944
     DDMMSS: 36° 53' 41", -81° 20' 59"
<20>GPS Coordinates for Belcher Regional Airport:
     Decimal: 37.36944, -82.324167
     DDMMSS: 37° 22' 9", -82° 19' 27"