Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)

Smyrna Airport
IATA: MQY – ICAO: KMQY
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority
Location		Smyrna, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL		543 ft / 165.5 m
Coordinates		36°00′32.32″N 86°31′12.27″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14/32	8,037	2,450	Asphalt
1/19	5,546	1,690	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
	ft	m
H1	40	12	Concrete

For the military use of this facility prior to 1971, see Sewart Air Force Base

Smyrna Airport (IATA: MQY, ICAO: KMQY) is a public joint civil-military airport in the town of Smyrna in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. It is the reliever airport for Nashville International Airport, which is located twelve nautical miles (22 km) to the north. Smyrna Airport is the third largest airport in Tennessee and is the state's busiest general aviation airport. Prior to March 1971, the facility was an active military installation known as Sewart Air Force Base.

Smyrna Airport currently operates as a joint use training facility with a Tennessee Army National Guard helicopter unit, Army Aviation Support Facility #1 (AASF#1), which operates 60 helicopters with 300 full time Army National Guard personnel. The airport also serves as an outlying Air National Guard training facility for C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 118th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard at Nashville International Airport, and C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the Tennessee Air National Guard's 164th Airlift Wing at the Memphis International Airport. The Tennessee Army National Guard also leases part of the airport to maintain the Grubbs/Kyle Training Center. This facility supports 24 different units and 1,270 assigned Army National Guard personnel, 162 of which are full time, as well as numerous military aircraft.

Facilities

Smyrna Airport covers 1,700 acres (688 ha) and has two runways and one helipad:

• Runway 14/32: 8,037 x 150 ft. (2,450 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 1/19: 5,546 x 100 ft. (1,690 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Helipad H1: 40 x 40 ft. (12 x 12 m), Surface: Concrete

The airport has an operational control tower twelve (12) hours a day, precision instrument landing system (ILS) approaches to Runway 14 and Runway 32, and DoD Into-Plane Contract jet fuel for military and other US Government aircraft provided by the on-site civilian Fixed Base Operator (FBO), Smyrna Air Center.

External links

• Smyrna Airport
• Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority
• [http://www.smyrnaaircenter.com / Smyrna Air Center FBO]
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KMQY
  • ASN accident history for MQY
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures