Aviation in Tennessee
Tennessee is served by a network of 247 public-use airports recorded in the FAA's NASR Airport Master Record. The mix breaks down into 3 large hubs, 6 medium hubs, and 238 small or regional fields. Together they form the on-the-ground network that connects Tennessee residents to the rest of the country and, in many cases, to international destinations through the connecting hubs profiled elsewhere in this directory.
Reading the table below as a planner: the large-hub entries are where you will find the broadest selection of carriers, the longest list of nonstop destinations, and the most amenities, and also the longest TSA queues. Medium hubs typically host scheduled service from three to ten carriers and are often the most efficient choice for travelers based outside the largest metropolitan areas. The small and regional entries cover everything from Essential Air Service routes to general-aviation strips that primarily serve charter, training and corporate traffic.
FAA region: Tennessee falls inside the FAA's Southern Region, headquartered in College Park, GA. The region oversees airport certification, safety inspections, and air-traffic-control coordination for every airport in this state.
All 247 airports in Tennessee
| Airport | City | IATA | ICAO | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGhee Tyson Airport | Knoxville/Maryville | TYS |
KTYS |
Large hub |
| Memphis International Airport | Memphis | MEM |
KMEM |
Large hub |
| Nashville International Airport | Nashville | BNA |
KBNA |
Large hub |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) | Chattanooga | CHA |
KCHA |
Medium hub |
| Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field | Crossville | CSV |
KCSV |
Medium hub |
| McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport | Jackson | MKL |
KMKL |
Medium hub |
| Millington-Memphis Airport | Millington | NQA |
KNQA |
Medium hub |
| Smyrna Airport | Smyrna | MQY |
KMQY |
Medium hub |
| Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport | Blountville | TRI |
KTRI |
Medium hub |
| A&M Flying Service Airport | Dyersburg | - | - | Regional |
| Abernathy Field | Pulaski | - | - | Regional |
| Airborne Acres Airport | Campbellsville | - | - | Regional |
| Amacher Strip | Tullahoma | - | - | Regional |
| Anderson Airport | Toone | - | - | Regional |
| Argonaut Airstrip | Collierville | - | - | Regional |
| Arnold Air Force Base | Manchester | TUH |
- | Regional |
| Arnold Field | Halls | - | - | Regional |
| Askey Field | Culleoka | - | - | Regional |
| Austin Field | Pikeville | - | - | Regional |
| Basham Field | Morrison | - | - | Regional |
| Baskin Airport | Covington | - | - | Regional |
| Bearhawks Den Airport | Carthage | - | - | Regional |
| Beech River Regional Airport | Darden | - | - | Regional |
| Bellwood Field | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Benton County Airport | Camden | - | - | Regional |
| Big Sandy Airpark | Big Sandy | - | - | Regional |
| Big T Airport | Lenoir City | - | - | Regional |
| Blue Bird Field | Pleasantview | - | - | Regional |
| Blue Ridge Field | Adams | - | - | Regional |
| Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport | Shelbyville | SYI |
KSYI |
Regional |
| Browder Airport | Old Fort | - | - | Regional |
| Buck Creek Ranch Airport | Crossville | - | - | Regional |
| Bull Run Airport | Covington | - | - | Regional |
| Burkeen Field | Collierville | - | - | Regional |
| Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield | Jacksboro | - | - | Regional |
| Cantwell Airport | Sneedville | - | - | Regional |
| Carey Airport | Mayland | - | - | Regional |
| Carroll County Airport | Huntingdon | - | - | Regional |
| Cedar Crest Field | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Cedar Glade Aerodrome | Murfreesboro | - | - | Regional |
| Center Field | Gray | - | - | Regional |
| Centerville Municipal Airport | Centerville | GHM |
KGHM |
Regional |
| Charles W. Baker Airport | Millington | - | - | Regional |
| Chilhowee Gliderport | Benton | - | - | Regional |
| City of Murfreesboro Airport | Murfreesboro | - | - | Regional |
| Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport | Clarksville | CKV |
KCKV |
Regional |
| Cleveland Regional Jetport | Cleveland | - | - | Regional |
| Cloud 9 Aerodrome | Bean Station | - | - | Regional |
| Collegedale Municipal Airport | Apison | - | - | Regional |
| Colonial Air Park | Collierville | - | - | Regional |
| Cotton Field | Eads | - | - | Regional |
| Covington Municipal Airport | Covington | - | - | Regional |
| Cox Farm Airport | Lenoir City | - | - | Regional |
| Crumley Field | Bristol | - | - | Regional |
| Cub Haven Airport | Niota | - | - | Regional |
| Dallas Bay Sky Park Airport | Hixson | - | - | Regional |
| Darnell's Field | Church Hill | - | - | Regional |
| Darnell's Landings Airport | Church Hill | - | - | Regional |
| Deerfield Resort Airport | Lafollette | - | - | Regional |
| Denney Airport | McMinnville | - | - | Regional |
| Dickson County Municipal Airport | Dickson | - | - | Regional |
| Disney Farm Airport | Beechgrove | - | - | Regional |
| Dripping Springs Farm Airport | Burns | - | - | Regional |
| Dumplin Field | Dandridge | - | - | Regional |
| Dunlap Airpark | Dunlap | - | - | Regional |
| Dyersburg Regional Airport | Dyersburg | - | - | Regional |
| Elizabethton Municipal Airport | Elizabethton | - | - | Regional |
| Elkins Field | Andersonville | - | - | Regional |
| Ellington Airport | Lewisburg | - | - | Regional |
| Ellis Field | Rockvale | - | - | Regional |
| Everett-Stewart Regional Airport | Union City | UCY |
KUCY |
Regional |
| Fall Creek Field | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Fayette County Airport | Somerville | - | - | Regional |
| Fayetteville Municipal Airport | Fayetteville | FYM |
KFYM |
Regional |
| Ferraraccio Field | Clarksville | - | - | Regional |
| Field of Dreams Ultralightport | Burlison | - | - | Regional |
| Flaglor Airport | Mosheim | - | - | Regional |
| Flatwood Field | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Flying D Airport | Hickory Valley | - | - | Regional |
| Flying I Ranch Airport | Ripley | - | - | Regional |
| Foreman Field | Springfield | - | - | Regional |
| Franklin County Airport | Sewanee | UOS |
KUOS |
Regional |
| Freedom Field | Bradyville | - | - | Regional |
| Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport | Sevierville | GKT |
KGKT |
Regional |
| General Dewitt Spain Airport | Memphis | - | - | Regional |
| Gibson County Airport | Milan | - | - | Regional |
| Glendale Field | Columbia | - | - | Regional |
| Greeneville Municipal Airport | Greeneville | GCY |
KGCY |
Regional |
| Hallelujah Farm Airport | Pulaski | - | - | Regional |
| Happy Landings Airport | Birchwood | - | - | Regional |
| Hassell Field | Clifton | - | - | Regional |
| Hawk Haven Airfield | Eagleville | - | - | Regional |
| Hawkins County Airport | Surgoinsville | - | - | Regional |
| Hawks Nest Airport | Moscow | - | - | Regional |
| Henry County Airport | Paris | PHT |
KPHT |
Regional |
| Hensley Airpark | Chuckey | - | - | Regional |
| Hog Lot Landing | Hixson | - | - | Regional |
| Hogue Airport | Spencer | - | - | Regional |
| Holder Field | Cookeville | - | - | Regional |
| Holenthawall Airport | Springfield | - | - | Regional |
| Houston County Airport | Mc Kinnon | - | - | Regional |
| Hudgin Air Airport | Lewisburg | - | - | Regional |
| Humboldt Municipal Airport | Humboldt | - | - | Regional |
| Humphreys County Airport | Waverly | - | - | Regional |
| Hunter Airport | Columbia | - | - | Regional |
| Huntingdon Airport | Huntingdon | - | - | Regional |
| Indian Hill Farm Airport | New Hope | - | - | Regional |
| Indian Springs Airport | Kingsport | - | - | Regional |
| Island Bend Farms Airport | Bath Springs | - | - | Regional |
| Isle-A-Port STOLport | Memphis | - | - | Regional |
| Jackson County Airport | Gainesboro | - | - | Regional |
| James Tucker Perry County Airport | Linden | - | - | Regional |
| Jamestown Municipal Airport | Jamestown | - | - | Regional |
| John C Tune Airport | Nashville | - | - | Regional |
| Johnson City Airport | Johnson City | - | - | Regional |
| Johnson County Airport | Mountain City | - | - | Regional |
| Joppa Airport | Joppa Airport | - | - | Regional |
| King Airport | Winchester | - | - | Regional |
| Kite Field | Jonesborough | - | - | Regional |
| Knoxville Downtown Island Airport | Knoxville | - | - | Regional |
| Krashinsky Airfield | Pelham | - | - | Regional |
| Lacy Airport | Decaturville | - | - | Regional |
| Lafayette Municipal Airport | Lafayette | - | - | Regional |
| Lake View Airport | Sharps Chapel | - | - | Regional |
| Landing At River'S Edge | Blaine | - | - | Regional |
| Lawrenceburg Lawrence County Airport | Lawrenceburg | - | - | Regional |
| Lebanon Municipal Airport | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| LevAirport | Pulaski | - | - | Regional |
| Livingston Municipal Airport | Livingston | - | - | Regional |
| Long Meadow Airstrip | Murfreesburg | - | - | Regional |
| Magic Valley Airport | Dunlap | - | - | Regional |
| Marion County Airport - Brown Field | Jasper | APT |
KAPT |
Regional |
| Mark Anton Airport | Dayton | - | - | Regional |
| Martin Campbell Field | Copperhill | - | - | Regional |
| Massingale Airport | Lenoir City | - | - | Regional |
| Maury County Airport | Columbia/Mount Pleasant | MRC |
KMRC |
Regional |
| McDonald Airport | Murfreesboro | - | - | Regional |
| McGuire Airport | Obion | - | - | Regional |
| McMinn County Airport | Athens | MMI |
KMMI |
Regional |
| McNabb Airstrip | Somerville | - | - | Regional |
| Mcgraw's Backyard Airport | Greenback | - | - | Regional |
| Meadowlake Airport | Kingston | - | - | Regional |
| Meadowlark Airport | Camden | - | - | Regional |
| Melton Field | Blaine | - | - | Regional |
| Monroe County Airport | Madisonville | - | - | Regional |
| Montvale Airpark | Maryville | - | - | Regional |
| Morristown Regional Airport | Morristown | MOR |
KMOR |
Regional |
| Mount Bakewell Airfield | Bakewell | - | - | Regional |
| Mountain View Airport | Johnson City | - | - | Regional |
| Murphy Field | Jonesborough | - | - | Regional |
| Music City Executive Airport | Gallatin | - | - | Regional |
| Myers-Smith Airport | Estill Springs | - | - | Regional |
| Natural Selection Airport | Harriman | - | - | Regional |
| Nelson Airfield | Memphis | - | - | Regional |
| New Tazewell Municipal Airport | Tazewell | - | - | Regional |
| Nobuzzn Airport | Springfield | - | - | Regional |
| Oakley Airport | Nashville | - | - | Regional |
| Old Valley Airport | Sharps Chapel | - | - | Regional |
| Oliver Landing Airport | Paris | - | - | Regional |
| Oliver Springs Inc Airport | Oliver Springs | - | - | Regional |
| One Grand Field | Cookeville | - | - | Regional |
| PTC Airport | Fayetteville | - | - | Regional |
| Palmer Village-Napier Lake Airport | Hohenwald | - | - | Regional |
| Paris Landing Airpark | Paris | - | - | Regional |
| Parker Airport | Eads | - | - | Regional |
| Parr Field | Clarksville | - | - | Regional |
| Parsons Field | Brighton | - | - | Regional |
| Paul Bridges Field | Hohenwald | - | - | Regional |
| Pegasus Field | Oakland | - | - | Regional |
| Piney Creek Airport | Altamont | - | - | Regional |
| Pleasant Grove Airpark | Shelbyville | - | - | Regional |
| Pops Landing | Sparta | - | - | Regional |
| Portland Municipal Airport | Portland | - | - | Regional |
| Possum Bottom Airport | Whitwell | - | - | Regional |
| Powder Mill Field | Ashland City | - | - | Regional |
| Providence Landing | Madisonville | - | - | Regional |
| Puckett Gliderport | Eagleville | - | - | Regional |
| R & S Buzzard Airport | Spring Hill | - | - | Regional |
| Raby Airpark | Farragut | - | - | Regional |
| Racecar Airport | Chapel Hill | - | - | Regional |
| Rachel's Landing Airport | Murfreesboro | - | - | Regional |
| Rainey Airport | Obion | - | - | Regional |
| Rattlesnake Ridge Airport | Indian Mound | - | - | Regional |
| Ray Airport | Rosemark | - | - | Regional |
| Reelfoot Lake Airport | Tiptonville | - | - | Regional |
| Richardson Strip | Eads | - | - | Regional |
| Ridgely Airport | Ridgely | - | - | Regional |
| Riner Farm Airport | Norris | - | - | Regional |
| River Runway Airport | Elmwood | - | - | Regional |
| Roach Farm Airport | Fall Branch | - | - | Regional |
| Robert Sibley Airport | Selmer | - | - | Regional |
| Robertson Farm Airport | Powell | - | - | Regional |
| Rockwood Municipal Airport | Rockwood | RKW |
KRKW |
Regional |
| Rocky Acres Airport | Lewisburg | - | - | Regional |
| Roseanne Airport | Morrison | - | - | Regional |
| Ruckman Field | Clarksville | - | - | Regional |
| STOL-It Farm Airport | Linden | - | - | Regional |
| Savannah Hardin County Airport | Savannah | - | - | Regional |
| Schiff Airport | Cookeville | - | - | Regional |
| Scott Municipal Airport | Oneida | - | - | Regional |
| Seymour Air Park | Seymour | - | - | Regional |
| Shoemaker-Shelby Forest Airport | Millington | - | - | Regional |
| Short Creek Airport | Dover | - | - | Regional |
| Sky Ranch Airport | Knoxville | - | - | Regional |
| Smithville Municipal Airport | Smithville | - | - | Regional |
| Soggy Bottom Airport | Dowelltown | - | - | Regional |
| Southfork Airport | Bristol | - | - | Regional |
| Springfield Robertson County Airport | Springfield | - | - | Regional |
| Srigley Field Airstrip | Tusculum | - | - | Regional |
| St. Somewhere Airport | Grand Junction | - | - | Regional |
| Stone Field | Louisville | - | - | Regional |
| Stones River Airport | Murfreesboro | - | - | Regional |
| Stonewall Airpark | Milton | - | - | Regional |
| Sugar Grove Airport | Westmoreland | - | - | Regional |
| T-Top Airfield | Eagleville | - | - | Regional |
| TK Farms Airport | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Tellico Plains Municipal Airport | Tellico Plains | - | - | Regional |
| The Aviation Valley Airport | Wartrace | - | - | Regional |
| Thompson Farms Airport | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Titan Field | Clarksville | - | - | Regional |
| Tommy's Field Airport | Greenville | - | - | Regional |
| Toy Box Airport | Lebanon | - | - | Regional |
| Treasure Island Airport | Memphis | - | - | Regional |
| Triune Airfield | Nashville | - | - | Regional |
| Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field | Tullahoma | THA |
KTHA |
Regional |
| Turner Field | Dresden | - | - | Regional |
| Upper Cumberland Regional Airport | Sparta | - | - | Regional |
| Versailles Aerodrome | Eagleville | - | - | Regional |
| Village Airport | Greenback | - | - | Regional |
| Vintage Field | Sweetwater | - | - | Regional |
| Wagner Field | Belvidere | - | - | Regional |
| Ward Farms Airport | Jonesborough | - | - | Regional |
| Warren County Memorial Airport | Mc Minnville | RNC |
KRNC |
Regional |
| Wayne's World Airport | Dresden | - | - | Regional |
| Weakleys Field | Chapmansboro | - | - | Regional |
| West Wind Airpark | Sweetwater | - | - | Regional |
| Whatley Airport | Culleoka | - | - | Regional |
| Whifferdill Airport | Chapmansboro | - | - | Regional |
| Will A Hildreth Farm Airport | Lenoir City | - | - | Regional |
| William L. Whitehurst Field | Bolivar | - | - | Regional |
| Wilson Field | Memphis | - | - | Regional |
| Winchester Municipal Airport | Winchester | - | - | Regional |
| Wingman Aerodrome | Dandridge | - | - | Regional |
| Wings Field | Whiteville | - | - | Regional |
| Wolf Creek Airport | Kingston | - | - | Regional |
| Wolf River Airport | Rossville | - | - | Regional |
| Wynnburg Airport | Ridgely | - | - | Regional |
Travel context
Travelers comparing flight options inside Tennessee should look beyond the obvious large-hub entry. Many travelers reflexively book through the biggest airport in their state, but for short-haul itineraries a closer medium or regional airport can shave an hour off the total door-to-door time even when its ticket price is slightly higher. The opposite is also true for long-haul or international travel, where the broader carrier selection at the large hub typically wins on both price and routing.
For multi-airport metropolitan areas, and several states have them, pay attention to which carrier alliance dominates each airport. A traveler with frequent-flyer status on one alliance will usually find the better experience at the alliance's home airport, even at the cost of a slightly longer drive.