The Closest Airport to Melissa, Texas

Melissa has the second-shortest drive to McKinney National Airport of any city we track: about 8 miles straight down US-75, roughly 14 minutes outside rush hour. Only McKinney itself is closer.

The contrast with the alternatives is stark. Melissa to DFW is about 45 miles and 52 minutes; Melissa to Dallas Love Field is about 40 miles and 45 minutes. Once Avelo's flights begin November 11, 2026, a Melissa resident flying to Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, or Fort Myers — or, from mid-December, Denver, Atlanta, Nashville, or New Orleans — saves close to 40 minutes of driving in each direction — and that is before the difference between a four-gate terminal and DFW's five.

It is worth being precise about what that does and does not buy you. DTX launches with one airline and five destinations, growing to nine in December. If your trip is anywhere else, the 52-minute drive to DFW is still the only real option, and nothing about living in Melissa changes that. What changes is that nine common destinations stop requiring an airport trip that is longer than some of the flights.

Drive times are non-rush-hour estimates. US-75 through McKinney is the whole journey, and it backs up during the morning commute — add 15 minutes if you are leaving between 7 and 9 a.m.