Tri-Cities Regional Airport
| Tri-Cities Regional Airport | |||
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| IATA: TRI – ICAO: KTRI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Tri-Cities Airport Commission | ||
| Location | Blountville, Tennessee | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,519 ft / 463 m | ||
| Coordinates | 36°28′30.77″N 82°24′26.71″W / 36.4752139°N 82.4074194°WCoordinates: 36°28′30.77″N 82°24′26.71″W / 36.4752139°N 82.4074194°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 8,000 | 2,438 | Asphalt |
| 9/27 | 4,447 | 1,355 | Asphalt |
Tri-Cities Regional Airport (IATA: TRI, ICAO: KTRI), also known as Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA, is a public airport located adjacent to Blountville, Tennessee. It primarily serves the Tri-Cities area of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia that includes the following cities: Johnson City; Kingsport; Bristol; Elizabethton; Mountain City; Jonesborough, Erwin; Rogersville; Greeneville, and; the cities of Bristol, Virginia; Abingdon, Virginia, and Boone, North Carolina just across the Virginia and North Carolina state borders from Northeast Tennessee. Several counties within a 60-mile radius in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina are served by the airport. Being a regional airport, few airlines service the Tri-cities. American Airlines is pulling out it's once daily ERJ-145 flight to Chicago O'Hare, leaving only 3 airlines left.
The airport is governed by the Tri-Cities Airport Commission (TCAC) and owned by the cities of Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol (TN), Bristol (VA) and both Washington County and Sullivan County in Northeast Tennessee.
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[edit] Facilities
Tri-Cities Regional Airport covers 1,100 acres (445 ha) and has two runways:
- Runway 5/23: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 9/27: 4,447 x 150 ft. (1,355 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Allegiant Air | Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare [ends January 31] |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Seasonal: Detroit |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Charlotte |
| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | Charlotte |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tri-Cities Regional Airport (official site)
- [1] Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KTRI
- ASN accident history for TRI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KTRI
- FAA current TRI delay information
