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. The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945).Source: Federal Aviation Administration Tri-City Regional Airport, Bristol, Tennessee. Transportation and Internal Improvements. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. American Airlines was a leader early in the industry, but discontinued service to area in 1952. The first commercial aircraft that landed at the Tri-City Airport was an American Airlines DC-2. Upon completion in 1937, the airport had two small runways, a terminal building and an aircraft hangar.
Construction started in 1935 on a 323 acre site in Sullivan County. The airport was conceived in 1934 to serve Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport, Tennessee. These are two images of aircraft at the Tri-City Airport in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Early photographs of the Tri-Cities area airport in Tennessee
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