Need airport idea nearish atlanta

[Pjsmith]

Got this crazy idea to fly down to the keys for new years. Finally found a place to stay.....now I need to get there.

If I fly myself, I'll need to break it up and stay overnight near Atlanta. Can anyone give me a heads up on the best GA airport to fly into that has close access to a hotel (just something clean and decent, it'll be a crash pad)

Weather permitting, I'm thinking of flying it starting on the 29th.

Surely appreciate any tips my southern pilot friends can give!

p

 

[gprellwitz]

Got this crazy idea to fly down to the keys for new years. Finally found a place to stay.....now I need to get there.

If I fly myself, I'll need to break it up and stay overnight near Atlanta. Can anyone give me a heads up on the best GA airport to fly into that has close access to a hotel (just something clean and decent, it'll be a crash pad)

Weather permitting, I'm thinking of flying it starting on the 29th.

Surely appreciate any tips my southern pilot friends can give!

p

To/from the Keys, we usually stop at Athens/Ben Epps (KAHN), but it's only been for fuel, since we push on through. You'd have to call the airport to find out about nearby accomodations (706-613-3420). According to AirNav, there are a bunch of places within 5 miles.

 

[ScottM]

This is how I was going to fly to Sarasota this month until other factors made me take commercial. Not WX or anything just that I had to commute a lot between here and Florida. Three trips so far and I will take another next week. So instead of flying myself I went AA. But since you and I fly out of the same airport you might like to see what I had decided on.

 

[whiskeymike]

I'm based at RYY, a towered GA airport on the NorthWest side of Atlanta.
There are a number of hotels in the area.
Suggest you call Preferred Jet (770-422-2345) and they can arrange a car and possibly the room.
From there, you can either go around Atl Class B or (traffic permitting) over the top of Atl down past Albany and the Florida West Coast to the Keys.

Have a great trip!!

 

[Lance F]

If you want to come down the east side of Atlanta and stop at 9A1 I'd be glad to meet you and get you to/from a motel. There are a couple of reasonable ones just a few miles from the airport. My office is only a couple of miles from the airport as well so it would be simple to do this. PM me if interested.

 

[rpadula]

If you're coming down the east side of Atlanta, THE place to get fuel is Jackson County (19A). $2.99! Can't beat it with a stick.

Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be much else around there.

I drive by a Microtel Inn about 2 miles away from my home base (LZU). Gas is pricey, though, if you need it.


-Rich

 

[ScottM]

BTW on a related topic. We are thinking of renting a house near Savannah this summer for vacation. What is a good airport near there to park at? Looking a the charts does not show a lot of alternative to KSAV.