Airports near Athens, TN
16 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Athens, Tennessee — 5 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Mcminn County (KMMI), 1.6 nm SE. Closest public fuel: KMMI (100LL,A+), 1.6 nm. Longest runway: 6,450 ft at KMMI.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Athens | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMMI | Mcminn County Athens · Airport | 1.6 nm SE | Public | 6,450 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| TN64 | West Wind Airpark Sweetwater · Airport | 8.1 nm N | Private | 1,100 ft (soft) | — | — |
| TN30 | Cub Haven Niota · Airport | 8.5 nm NE | Private | 1,700 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 63TN | Providence Landing Madisonville · Airport | 9.0 nm E | Private | 1,578 ft (soft) | — | — |
| TN17 | Vintage Field Sweetwater · Airport | 10.8 nm NE | Private | 1,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 92A | Chilhowee Benton · Gliderport | 11.6 nm S | Public | 1,938 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KMNV | Monroe County Madisonville · Airport | 12.5 nm NE | Public | 3,643 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| 85TN | Tellico Plains Municipal Tellico Plains · Airport | 13.9 nm E | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KRZR | Cleveland Regional Jetport Cleveland · Airport | 16.3 nm SW | Public | 6,200 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.7 |
| 6TN0 | Flying A Estates Tellico Plains · Airport | 16.4 nm E | Private | 900 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 78TN | Earhart Landing Madison · Airport | 16.5 nm NE | Private | 2,460 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 2A0 | Mark Anton Dayton · Airport | 17.4 nm W | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| 4TN1 | Happy Landings Birchwood · Airport | 18.7 nm W | Private | 1,298 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0TN2 | Village Greenback · Airport | 24.1 nm NE | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 12TN | Meadowlake Kingston · Airport | 24.4 nm N | Private | 2,600 ft | 100LL | — |
| 2TN7 | Wolf Creek Kingston · Airport | 24.5 nm N | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Athens as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.