Arriving in Starkville by airplane usually means flying in and out of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport or Tupelo Regional Airport. If you need something larger, there are international airports in Jackson, Birmingham or Memphis.
The Golden Triangle Regional Airport is 18 miles from Starkville and provides travelers with a Delta connection plane to Atlanta. From Atlanta, you can book a flight to anywhere in the world. There are self-service kiosks as well as counter service, on-site parking and free Wi-Fi in the terminal. Charter services are also available.
A small commercial airport is 70 miles from Starkville in Tupelo, Mississippi. From here, you can fly Silver Airways in and out of Atlanta or Greenville. From those two cities, you can catch a connecting flight to any other domestic or international destination. Tupelo Regional Airport has parking, rental car agencies on site and other services such as business aviation and flight lessons.
For more flight options, drive the 122 miles from Starkville to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi. Four major airlines use this airport: American Airlines, Delta, US Airways and United. From this airport, you can fly non-stop to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Washington, D.C. Buses, taxis, shuttles and car rental agencies can help you get from Jackson to Starkville.
Cross the border into Alabama and you can fly in and out of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. It's the largest airport that's within striking distance of Starkville, about 146 miles away. This airport has over 100 daily flights to more than 25 American and international cities. The airlines using Birmingham-Shuttlesworth are American Airlines, US Airways, United, Delta and Southwest Airlines. Rent a car for the nearly two-hour drive between Birmingham and Starkville.
Not much further than Birmingham and also out of state is the Memphis International Airport in Tennessee. The drive to this airport is 160 miles from Starkville, and you'll be able to fly on American Airlines, Delta, US Airways, United, Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Seaport Air. Over 6 million people a year fly in and out of this "aerotropolis."
When a commercial flight isn't necessary because you have your own plane, you can use the Columbus-Lowndes County Airport in Columbus, about 30 miles from Starkville, or the Louisville Winston County Airport, also 30 miles away in Louisville.
