Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Tri-Cities Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Tri-Cities, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
Location | Blountville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,519 ft / 463 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°28′31″N 082°24′27″W / 36.47528°N 82.40750°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.triflight.com | ||||||||||||||
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Tri-Cities Regional Airport (IATA: TRI, ICAO: KTRI, FAA LID: TRI) (also known as Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA), is in Blountville, Tennessee and serves the Tri-Cities area (Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City) of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The airport is governed by the Tri-Cities Airport Commission (TCAC) and is owned by the cities of Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol (TN), Bristol (VA) and both Washington County (TN) and Sullivan County.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 202,730 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 217,783 in 2009 and 202,114 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
History
In the mid-1930s Johnson City’s airfield and Kingsport’s airstrip were deemed not practical for expansion. Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport cooperated with Sullivan County to build an airport on 323 acres in Sullivan County, between the three cities. In September 1937 two small runways, a terminal building, and aircraft hangar had been built and the airport saw its first airliner, an American Airlines DC-2. On November 5, 1937 McKellar Field, now known as Tri-Cities Regional Airport TN/VA, was dedicated by Senator Kenneth McKellar.[5]
American Airlines pulled out in 1952. Piedmont Airlines flew to TRI from 1948 until it merged into USAir; Capital Airlines and successor United Airlines stopped at TRI from the 1940s until 1977 when Allegheny Airlines replaced them. Southern Airways appeared in 1960. The first jets were Piedmont Boeing 727-100s and Southern Douglas DC-9-10s in 1967; by 1977 Piedmont was operating a Boeing 737-200 nonstop to New York City LaGuardia Airport.
In January 2008 a quick service restaurant, Tailwind Express, was added in the post-security area of the airport along with the Tailwind Restaurant and Lounge in the pre-security area. In April 2012 the airport broke ground on a $10 million project that would lengthen a taxiway and move a road farther away from the airport, opening 140 acres for future development.[6]
Facilities
Tri-Cities Regional Airport covers 1,250 acres (506 ha) at an elevation of 1,519 feet (463 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 8,000 by 150 feet (2,438 x 46 m) and 9/27 is 4,442 by 150 feet (1,354 x 46 m).[1]
In the year ending March 31, 2014 the airport had 46,484 aircraft operations, average 127 per day: 72% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 2% airline, and 1% military. 62 aircraft were then based at the airport: 58% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 15% jet, and 6% helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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American Eagle | Charlotte |
Allegiant Air | Orlando/Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
Delta Connection | Atlanta |
Statistics
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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ExpressJet | |
Delta | |
Piedmont | |
Allegiant | |
PSA | |
Other |
Top destinations
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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1 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) | 122,000 | Delta, Delta Connection |
2 | Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) | 67,000 | American Eagle |
3 | Orlando-Sanford International (SFB) | 17,000 | Allegiant |
4 | St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) | 10,000 | Allegiant |
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for TRI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 2August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ Tri-Cities Regional Airport History, triflight.com accessed on September 15, 2012
- ^ Airport breaks ground on largest project ever, tricities.com dated April 5, 2012
- ^ a b
"Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA (TRI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. April 2013. Retrieved Mar 2016.
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External links
- Tri-Cities Regional Airport, official website
- Tri-Cities Reg. TN/VA - TRI at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory
- Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association
- Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 28, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for TRI, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KTRI
- ASN accident history for TRI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KTRI
- FAA current TRI delay information