Tri-Cities Airport – TRI Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) is located in Blountville, Tennessee and serves Tri-Cities, Tennessee particularly the towns of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport. This airport was formerly known as McKellar Field, which was named after Senator Kenneth McKellar.
TRI is regularly used by several airlines including American Eagle, United Express, Allegiant Air, Delta Air Lines, and Delta Connection. The top three local routes and destinations passengers fly to and from are Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Charlotte-Douglas, and Orlando-Stanford International Airport.
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In 2008, Tri-Cities Airport received 217,783 passengers and was eventually categorized as a primary commercial service airport. TRI is presided over by the Tri-Cities Airport Authority wherein the members are selected by several cities including Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson, Washington County, and Sullivan County.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Apart from TRI, there are nearby airports including Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP), a public airport in Wise, Virginia. The distance between TRI and LNP is 72.2 miles with a travel time of nearly one hour and 30 minutes. Visitors have the option to stay near the airport since there are no airport hotels inside the airport complex. Outside the airport, passengers will find several options in terms of accommodations.
Both the La Quinta by Wyndham Kingsport Tri-Cities Airport (3-star hotel) and the Sleep Inn & Suites Kingsport Tri-Cities Airport (2-star hotel) are located in Kingsport. They are also both 2.5 miles from TRI Airport. A lot of visitors choose to stay at these two popular hotels because of the good location as well as the high reviews from their guests.
