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For the military use of this facility prior to 1971, see Sewart Air Force Base.
Smyrna Airport
USGS aerial image, February 1999
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSmyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority
ServesSmyrna, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL543 ft / 166 m
Map
MQY is located in Tennessee
MQY
MQY
Location of airport in Tennessee
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 8,048 2,453 Asphalt
1/19 5,546 1,690 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations61,597
Based aircraft199

Smyrna Airport (IATA: MQY, ICAO: KMQY, FAA LID: MQY) is a public general aviation and military use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Smyrna, a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority.[1] 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.

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport[2] for Nashville International Airport, which is located twelve nautical miles (22 km) to the north.

Military use

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 and aircraft

Smyrna Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres (688 ha) at an elevation of 543 feet (166 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways 14/32 is 8,048 by 150 feet (2,453 x 46 m) and 1/19 is 5,546 by 100 feet (1,690 x 30 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 40 by 40 feet (12 x 12 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 61,597 aircraft operations, an average of 168 per day: 84% general aviation, 14% military, 2% air taxi, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 199 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 14% jet, 1% helicopter, 1% glider, and 15.% military.[1]

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.

Airlines and Destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Branson Air Express
operated by Corporate Flight Management 		Branson
Sun Country Airlines Charter: Gulfport/Biloxi

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MQY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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