Ashe County Airport, in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Jefferson, is about 40 minutes from Boone and Blowing Rock.
- Longest runway
- 10/28 (5,002 ft)
About 30 miles to Boone and Blowing Rock
Ashe County airport guideAsheville Regional is about 20 minutes from downtown Asheville and the Biltmore Estate.
- Longest runway
- 17/35 (8,002 ft)
About 15 miles to downtown Asheville
Asheville Regional airport guideCharlotte Douglas is a major airline hub with private terminals, about 15 minutes from uptown.
- Longest runway
- 18C/36C (10,000 ft)
- Customs
- Yes
About 7 miles to uptown Charlotte
Charlotte Douglas airport guideConcord-Padgett Regional is about 30 minutes from uptown Charlotte and 10 minutes from Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- Longest runway
- 02/20 (7,402 ft)
About 25 miles to uptown Charlotte and 10 minutes to Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord-Padgett airport guideDare County Regional in Manteo is the main airport for the Outer Banks, about 15 minutes from Nags Head.
- Longest runway
- 05/23 (4,306 ft)
About 15 minutes to Nags Head
Dare County Regional airport guideFayetteville Regional is about 10 minutes from downtown Fayetteville and 20 minutes from Fort Bragg.
- Longest runway
- 04/22 (7,709 ft)
About 5 miles to downtown Fayetteville
Fayetteville Regional airport guideFirst Flight Airport is next to the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills.
- Longest runway
- 03/21 (3,000 ft)
In Kill Devil Hills next to the Wright Brothers Memorial
First Flight airport guideHickory Regional is about an hour from Blowing Rock and Boone.
- Longest runway
- 06/24 (6,401 ft)
About 45 miles to Blowing Rock and Boone
Hickory airport guideMacon County Airport in Franklin is about 30 minutes from Highlands and Cashiers.
- Longest runway
- 07/25 (5,002 ft)
About 30 minutes to Highlands
Macon County airport guideMoore County Airport is about 15 minutes from Pinehurst and Southern Pines.
- Longest runway
- 05/23 (6,503 ft)
About 10 miles to Pinehurst
Moore County airport guidePiedmont Triad International serves Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point.
- Longest runway
- 05R/23L (10,001 ft)
- Customs
- Yes
About 10 miles to downtown Greensboro and 20 miles to Winston-Salem
Piedmont Triad airport guideRaleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford is a quieter alternative to Raleigh-Durham.
- Longest runway
- 03/21 (6,501 ft)
About 40 minutes to Chapel Hill
Raleigh Executive Jetport airport guideRaleigh-Durham International serves the whole Research Triangle, about 20 minutes from Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
- Longest runway
- 05L/23R (10,000 ft)
- Customs
- Yes
About 15 miles to Raleigh and Durham
Raleigh-Durham airport guideSmith Reynolds Airport is a few minutes from downtown Winston-Salem and Wake Forest.
- Longest runway
- 15/33 (6,655 ft)
About 3 miles to downtown Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds airport guideWilmington International is about 10 minutes from downtown and 15 minutes from Wrightsville Beach.
- Longest runway
- 06/24 (8,016 ft)
- Customs
- Yes
About 5 miles to downtown Wilmington and 15 minutes to Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington International airport guide