An incident involving a Beechcraft Bonanza Model V35 occurred at Tri‑Cities Airport over the weekend. Below are the final details…

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Tri-Cities Airport Authority announces an upcoming event focused on the development of our Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program goals. We…

Read More Notice of Upcoming DBE Consultation Meeting at Tri-Cities Airport

Blountville, Tenn – Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) released a corporate and business travel survey today. The survey offers businesses an opportunity…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Invites Businesses to Participate in Business Travel Survey to Enhance Air Service

Blountville, TN – Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) is applying for a U.S. Department of Transportation Small Community Air Service Development…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Receives Support for Small Community Air Service Development Grant

Blountville, Tenn – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its use of state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanners at…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Announces Arrival of State-of-the-Art CT Scanners at TSA Checkpoint

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport is proud to announce the installation of an exciting new exhibit that allows visitors…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Installs Interactive Aviation Science Exhibit in Collaboration with Hands On! Museum

Blountville, Tenn – For the 23rd consecutive year, the Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement…

Read More TCAA Accounting Department Receives GFOA Award for 23rd Consecutive Year

Blountville, TN – Delta Air Lines has upgraded its service at Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) offering area travelers a larger aircraft…

Read More Delta Air Lines Mainline Service Returns to Tri-Cities Airport

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) is seeking input from local businesses regarding the demand for business travel in…

Read More Business Travel Survey – Critical for Air Service Development Research

Blountville, TN – The Tri-Cities Airport has re-opened the Long-Term Express parking lot in response to the continued increase in…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Opens Long-Term Express Lot in Response to Growing Passenger Numbers

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority will be hosting a job fair on Tuesday, June 28. To keep up…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport to Host Job Fair

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) approved a lease agreement with Final Forge at today’s board meeting, making…

Read More TCAA Announces First Aerospace Park Tenant

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority Public Safety Department will be hosting a regional Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF)…

Read More TCAA Public Safety to Host Regional ARFF Awareness and Mutual Aid Response Class

Blountville, Tenn – Beginning February 14, the Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) will begin its roof rehabilitation and replacement project. The project…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport to begin roof rehabilitation and replacement project

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) is alerting passengers that flight delays and cancellations are projected to begin…

Read More TRI Warns of Weather-Related Delays and Cancellations

Blountville, Tenn – The Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) released a corporate travel survey today, offering businesses in the greater Tri-Cities region…

Read More Corporate Travel Survey Critical For Air Service Development Research

Blountville, Tenn – For the 22nd consecutive year, the Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement…

Read More TCAA Accounting Department Receives GFOA Award for 22nd Consecutive Year

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — According to the Department of Justice, human trafficking is the second most profitable criminal activity in the…

Read More On World Day Against Trafficking, Organizations Raise Awareness for Human Trafficking*

Blountville, Tenn. – Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) had a $233 million economic impact on the region and brought in more than…

Read More TRI Contributes $233 Million to Region’s Economy

Blountville, Tenn. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be hosting a “Pop-Up” PreCheck Enrollment event at Tri-Cities Airport (TRI),…

Read More TSA PreCheck Enrollment at TRI Dec 7-11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzK3FjYD_Wo&feature=youtu.be Blountville, Tenn. – Community leaders were on site today at Tri-Cities Airport to officially launch the Aerospace Park site…

Read More TCAA Celebrates Aerospace Park Site Launch

Blountville, Tenn. – The certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the Tri-Cities Airport Authority…

Read More TCAA Accounting Department Receives GFOA Award

Blountville, Tenn. – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) has partnered with Hands On! Discovery Center to bring the exciting world…

Read More Draw Alive Partnership with TRI and Hands On!

Blountville, Tenn. – Aviation and history enthusiasts can view, tour and/or ride in a World War II, B-17 aircraft at…

Read More B-17G Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” Coming to the Tri-Cities Airport & Tri-City Aviation

Blountville, Tenn. – Tri-Cities Airport, along with mutual aid agencies in and around Sullivan and Washington Counties, held a mock…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Conducts Emergency Airfield Exercise

Blountville, Tenn. – Tri-Cities Airport will conduct an Airport emergency exercise Wednesday, June 10, from 10 AM to 12 PM.…

Read More Media Advisory: TRI Emergency Drill

Blountville, Tenn. – The Tri-Cities Airport has discovered the airport website and hundreds of other airport websites across the country,…

Read More Travelers Beware – Airport “Guide” Websites Contain False Information

Blountville, Tenn. – Beginning the week of February 17, Tailwind will begin construction on a new café area and remodeling…

Read More Tailwind to Add Café and Remodel Restaurant at TRI

Blountville, TN – American Airlines will begin dual-class service on flights to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) beginning June 4,…

Read More American Airlines to Begin Dual-Class Service to DFW

November 11-15 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be hosting a “Pop-Up” PreCheck Enrollment event at Tri-Cities Airport (TRI), November…

Read More TSA PreCheck Enrollment Event at TRI

Additional positions needed for new flights to DFW Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, is seeking part-time…

Read More American Airlines Hiring Event at TRI

Blountville, TN. – Officials at Tri-Cities Airport confirm an American Airlines flight diverted to TRI. Details below: Airline:  American Airlines (AA)Aircraft…

Read More American Airlines Flight 4890 Diverted to Tri-Cities Airport

Blountville, TN. –  A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry Enrollment Center will have its grand opening on Wednesday, May 22…

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BLOUNTVILLE, TN –Aviation and history enthusiasts can view, tour and/or ride in World War II era aircraft at Tri-City Aviation between…

Read More Aviation Celebration 2019 Coming to the Tri-Cities Airport & Tri-City Aviation

BLOUNTVILLE, TN –On Saturday, April 13, Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) will host an aviation merit badge event for 60 members of the…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Hosts Merit Badge Event for Boy Scouts

Blountville, TN – American Airlines and the Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) announced nonstop service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) beginning…

Read More American Airlines Offers Daily Service from TRI to DFW

Blountville, TN – Sullivan County Commissioner and VFW member, Sam Jones, presented two awards to Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) staff today.…

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Blountville, TN – Pending final approval by the Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA), Gene Cossey will join the Airport as executive director…

Read More Cossey Accepts TCAA Executive Director Position

Blountville, TN. – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) has been awarded a $1,690,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT)…

Read More Airport Authority Receives $1.69 Million TDOT Grant for Aerospace Park

Blountville, TN – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) elected to promote David Jones to Deputy Executive Director at today’s board meeting.…

Read More TCAA Promotes David Jones to Deputy Executive Director

Blountville, TN – Community leaders and construction vehicles were on site today at Tri-Cities Airport setting the stage for the next…

Read More TCAA Celebrates Aerospace Park Groundbreaking

Blountville, TN. – An aircraft accident involving a small, single engine experimental category aircraft known as a Velocity occurred at Tri-Cities…

Read More Aircraft Accident at Tri-Cities Airport

Blountville, TN. – As recently announced by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA), Executive Director PatrickWilson will be leaving the Tri-Cities…

Read More TRI Airport Director Hired by MKAA

Blountville, TN – Living history will be on display at Tri-Cities Airport September 4-9 during the 2018 Aviation Celebration. The event…

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Blountville, TN. – Rehabilitation work on the Tri-Cities Airport long term parking lot will begin June 18. Project preparation is already…

Read More TRI Long Term Parking Rehab Work Begins

Blountville, TN – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) was pleased to be among the 25 communicities receiving Site Development Grants as…

Read More Tri-Cities Airport Authority Receives Site Development Grant

Blountville, TN. – The Tri-Cities Airport Authority (TCAA) has been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s…

Read More Airport Authority Receives $4.1 Million TDOT Grant for Aerospace Park

Blountville, TN – Have you dealt with the stress of almost missing a flight, or actually missing a flight? It…

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For Immediate Release June 26, 2017 BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will address the media Wednesday, June…

Read More TSA to display/discuss prohibited items from TRI Wednesday

For Immediate Release June 23, 2017 Blountville, TN – At approx. 5:16 PM Tri-Cities Airport was alerted that Delta Air Lines…

Read More Delta Flight Lands Safely at TRI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 7, 2017 Greene County Native to be Laid to Rest After More than 70 Years NASHVILLE – Tennessee…

Read More Remains of World War II Veteran to Return to East Tennessee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 25, 2017 Blountville, TN – For the 18th consecutive year, the Tri-Cities Airport Authority has been awarded…

Read More TRI Accounting Department Receives GFOA Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 20, 2017 Blountville, TN—New parking rates will go into effect beginning June 1, 2017, at Tri-Cities…

Read More New Parking Rates Effective June 1, 2017 at Tri-Cities Airport

RARE OPPORTUNITY Office Space Available in the Airport Terminal Building 453 square feet consisting of two offices, walk in storage…

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For the 17th consecutive year, the Tri-Cities Airport Authority has been awarded a certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial…

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Individuals who are picking up passengers may park in the cell phone lot at no charge while waiting for their passenger…

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