Local Airports and Shuttle Services
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
(704) 359-4013 -- Charlotte, NC
Mileage: 100 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Directions: Take I 85 south to Gastonia. Take Hwy 321 north (exit 17) to Blowing Rock. Continue on Hwy 321 as it bypasses the town of Blowing Rock. Pass under the Blue Ridge Parkway and continue 1/4 mile. We are up on a hill on the left.
(828) 323-7408 -- Hickory, NC
Mileage: 50 miles
Drive time: 1 hour
Directions: Take Hwy 321 north to Blowing Rock. Continue on Hwy 321 as it bypasses the town of Blowing Rock. Pass under the Blue Ridge Parkway and continue 1/4 mile. We are up on a hill on the left.
Piedmont Triad International Airport
(336) 665-5666 -- Greensboro, NC
Mileage: 110 miles
Drive Time: 2 1/4 hours
Directions: Take Hwy 68 south to I 40 west.
In good weather: Take I 40 west. Just past Winston-Salem, take Hwy 421 north (toward Boone). After passing Wilkesboro, turn onto the Blue Ridge Parkway south. Continue for 15 miles; get off Parkway at milepost 291 onto Hwy 321 north toward Boone. Go 1/4 mile on Hwy 321. We are up on a hill on the left.
In bad weather: Take I 40 west. Just past Winston-Salem, take Hwy 421 north into Boone. Turn left on Hwy 105 extension. Continue 1 mile then turn left on Hwy 321 south toward Blowing Rock. Go 5 miles, and we are up on a hill on the right.
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
(423) 325-6000 -- between Johnson City and Bristol, TN
Mileage: 55 miles
Drive time: 2 hours
Directions: Take I 81 south to I 181 south to Johnson City. Take Hwy 321 north into Elizabethton, then turn right on 19 E / 321 S and continue 25 miles. Turn left on 194 north to Banner Elk, then turn right on Rt 184, and then left on Hwy 105 north to Boone. Finally, turn right on Hwy 321 south and continue 5 miles. We are up on a hill on the right.
