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. Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport cooperated with Sullivan County to build an airport on 323 acres in Sullivan County, between the three cities. In the mid-1930s Johnson City's airfield and Kingsport's airstrip were deemed not practical for expansion. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year). The airport is governed by the Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) whose members are appointed by the cities of Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol (TN), Bristol (VA) and both Washington County (TN) and Sullivan County (TN).įederal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 202,730 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 217,783 in 2009 and 202,114 in 2010. It serves the Tri-Cities area ( Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City) of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Tri-Cities Airport ( IATA: TRI, ICAO: KTRI, FAA LID: TRI) (also known as Tri-Cities Airport, TN/VA), is in Blountville, Tennessee, United States. Pay $15 to $20 or more per day.Source: Federal Aviation Administration If you want to park near the big city airport, you’ll Round-trip drive of 400 miles that’s at least $50 for fuel, depending Pay just to get to a nearby city, so we ask: is it really more Thatĭoesn’t factor in extra costs such as parking, lodging, or fuel you’ll
We track that, and guess what? The difference, on average, is about $40.
Than a flight from one of our big city neighbors. The general perception is a flight from the Tri-Cities Airport costs more Think of us as your well-connected friends. But you can also get nonstop daily or weekly service to San Francisco, Burbank, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, and seasonal nonstop service to Los Angeles and San Diego. Did you know you can fly direct from the Tri-Cities to 11 different major airports, with no connections? Sure, Seattle is the obvious one.
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