124 THE GREENEVILLE SUN GREENE COUNTY GUIDEBOOK
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1 Municipal, 3 Regional Airports Provide Service In The Region Several airports serve the region. Private aircraft service and cargo shipping are provided by the Greeneville Municipal Airport, operated by the Greeneville-Greene County Airport Authority. Commercial airlines f ly from these three airports in the region: • Tri-Cities Regional A irport Tennessee / Virginia, located near Blountville at the center of the Kingsport, Bristol and Johnson City triangle; • McGhee Tyson Air-
port in Knoxville; and • Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, N.C. Tri-Cities Airport is a 45- to 60-minute drive from Greeneville, while the Knoxville and Asheville airports are at least 75 to 90 minutes away. GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Location: 246 Airport Road Phone: 639-6275 Website: www.greenevilleaviation.com T he Greenev ille Greene County Munici-
pal Airport (airport identifier: GCY) serves an average of four corporate aircraft per day. Among the more active corporate users of the airport are Landair Transport, Forward Air Corporation, Parker, Walmart, DTR Tennessee, Austin Powder Company, US Nitrogen, A ngus Palm, Miller Industries, and John Deere Power Products. T he air por t has completed the majority of a runway project, although a portion of the drainage and landscape system is still
incomplete. The airport now has 66 T-hangars. Greeneville Aviation Services is the airport’s fixed-base operator. TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT TN/VA Location: 2525 Hwy. 75 Blountville, TN 37617 (Just off Interstate 81, exit 63) Phone : (423) 325 6000 Website : w w w.tr if light.com Tri- Cities Reg ional Airport TN/ VA (TRI) is a full-service com-
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mercial airport serving Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virg inia, Western North Carolina and Eastern Kentucky. The airport offers nonstop f lights to four hubs (Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando and Tampa / S t . Pe t e r s b u r g / C le a r water) on Allegiant Air, Delta Connection and US Airways Express. TRI is centrally located between the cities of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City, three miles off Interstate 81 at Exit 63. TRI has an 8,000foot main runway and a 4,447-foot secondary runway. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port # 2027 and ForeignTrade Zone # 204 are onsite to facilitate cargo transportation and allow area businesses to import and export in an efficient and cost-effective manner. MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT Location: 2055 Alcoa Hwy. Alcoa, TN 37701 Phone: (865) 342-3000 Website: www.flyknoxville.com McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) in Knoxville, offers passengers access to 120 flights a day on six major airlines to 19 non-stop destinations including Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New York and Detroit. The airlines that serve the airport include Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier Airlines, United Airways, and U.S. Airways. Approximately 1.7 million passengers use the airport each year, according to 2011 statistics. In addition to passenger
traffic, the airport is also home to two regional jet maintenance facilities. The Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Group operates out of McGhee Tyson Airport. McGhee Tyson Airport offers long-term, shortterm and economy parking; full-service dining; a food court that includes a Starbucks; a bookstore; and a gift shop. McGhee Tyson Airport is located near Knoxville. From I-40 West, the airport is located off exit 386B (approximately 12 miles from the exit ramp). ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT Location: 61 Terminal Drive Fletcher, N.C. 28732 Phone: Authority Offices (828) 684-2226; Guest Services (828) 209-3660 Website: www.flyavl. com The Asheville (N.C.) Regional Airport (AVL) is served by four commercial air carriers: Allegiant Air, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways. The terminal building opens at 4:30 a.m. and closes after the last flight of the day arrives. The airfield is open 24 hours a day. AVL provides approximately 30 commercial flights per day with nonstop flights to nine hubs: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Newark, New York City, Orlando and Philadelphia. The Asheville Regional Airport has an 8,001foot runway. It is located 15 miles south of downtown Asheville, N.C., at exit 40 off Interstate 26.