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KTRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KTRI FAA TRI Elev 1,519 ft Lat 36° 28.51' N Lon 82° 24.44' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.37%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 42.6° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.37%
23 222.6° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.37%
09 089° 4,443 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
27 269° 4,443 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.250
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 119.500
  • CTAF CTAF 119.500
  • APP APP 119.250
  • DEP DEP 125.500
  • RDO NASHVILLE RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB BO

    Booie

    0.22 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB TR

    Mocca

    0.30 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 44 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife invof arpt.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof the aprt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (44 sentences)
  • ·424 TENNESSEE BOLIVAR WILLIAM L WHITEHURST FLD (M08) 4 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N35º12.91´ W89º02.60´ 499 B NOTAM FILE MKL RWY 01–19: H5007X75 (ASPH) S–29.5, D–40 PCN 11 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.05º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1430–2300Z‡, Sun 1900–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel svc H24 with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 731-658-7556
  • ·AWOS–3 121.125 (731) 658–6436.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·HOLLY SPRINGS (L) (L) VORTACW 112.4 HLI Chan 71 N34º46.21´ W89º29.79´ 037º 34.8 NM to fld. 624/3E.
  • ·VOR UNUSABL: 172º–192º byd 25 NM blo 2,400´ BOMAR FLD/SHELBYVILLE MUNI (See SHELBYVILLE on page 461) BOOIE N36º23.92´ W82º29.78´ NOTAM FILE TRI.
  • ·NDB (MHW/LOM) 221 BO 050º 6.3 NM to Tri–Cities. 1563/7W.
  • ·NDB unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·BRISTOL N36º28.51´ W82º24.24´ RCO 122.2 (NASHVILLE RADIO) BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT TRI–CITIES (TRI)(KTRI) 12 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N36º28.51´ W82º24.44´ 1519 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE TRI RWY 05–23: H8000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–224, 2S–175, 2D–380, 2D/2D2–898 PCR 560 F/B/X/T HIRL CL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H4443X150 (ASPH) S–93, D–140, 2D–210 PCR 380 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 27: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 09: TORA–4443 TODA–4443 ASDA–4321 LDA–4321 RWY 23: TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 27: TORA–4443 TODA–4443 ASDA–4184 LDA–4057
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2
  • ·Rwy 09–27 unavbl when twr closed.
  • ·Acft with wingspan more than 79´ are rstrd from using Twy A btn Twy Y and apch end Rwy 05 when acft with wingspan than 79´ using Rwy 05–23.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (423) 325-6001
  • ·ASOS 118.25 (423) 218–2712.
  • ·CTAF 119.5 ATIS 118.25 UNICOM 122.95 BRISTOL RCO 122.2 (NASHVILLE RADIO) ®TRI CITY APP/DEP CON 125.5 (228º–046º) 134.425 (047º–227º) (1100–0500Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.85 (0500–1100Z‡) TRI CITY TOWER 119.5 (1100–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE MEMPHIS H–6J, L–16H IAP CINCINNATI L–25C CINCINNATI L–25C CINCINNATI H–9B, 12H, L–25C IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 TENNESSEE 425 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1100–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·HOLSTON MOUNTAIN (L) (L) VORTACW 114.6 HMV Chan 93 N36º26.22´ W82º07.78´ 284º 13.6 NM to fld. 4321/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 076º–126º byd 17 NM blo 8,500´ 171º–178º byd 27 NM blo 10,000´ 171º–178º within 27 NM blo 8,500´ 260º–265º byd 36 NM blo 8,500´ BOOIE NDB (MHW/LOM) 221 BO N36º23.92´ W82º29.78´ 050º 6.3 NM to fld. 1563/7W.
  • ·NDB unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·MOCCA NDB (LOMW) 299 TR N36º33.33´ W82º19.07´ 229º 6.5 NM to fld. 1778/7W.

+ 14 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · TRI

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

5

26.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 99,866 ops in 2000

2024 total

44,993

10-yr total

430,255

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 68% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

7.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.83

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 5
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-17 TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H · Loss of control · day →
2018-09-19 CALVIN NATE H VELOCITY STD RG E · Weather · VMC · night →
2017-10-26 JOHN A BREWER ELA AVIACION 10 ECLI · Other · VMC · day →
2013-11-05 Beech E 55 · Loss of control · day →
2004-02-29 Cessna 210 · Stall / spin · day →
2003-05-14 Cessna 172K · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1998-03-30 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1996-02-07 Piper PA-32-RT-300 · Ground collision · night-moonlit →
1996-02-02 Beech C-45G · Engine failure · IMC · night →
1995-08-17 WSK PZL Mielec M-26 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
1993-04-01 Fairchild SA227-TT · Engine failure · night →
1993-03-24 Beech 58 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-06-23 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1989-03-04 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · night →
1986-12-27 Beech 35-33 · Other · IMC · night →
1983-10-28 Embraer EMB110-P1 · Other · VMC · night →
1983-07-15 Grumman G-159 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1982-05-29 Bell 47D1 · Hard landing · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 5 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 5 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 12 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 27 nm
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 56 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 63 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 63 nm
Brian Ross Walker Sevierville TN 67 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 69 nm
Edwin R Dupont Knoxville TN 81 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Billy Joe Miller Piney Flats TN 4 nm
E Rodney Snyder Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Michael Karl Scherzberg Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Scott Alan Miller Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Steven Mark Persenaire Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Wesley Michael Eads Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Joseph William Carroll Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Randy Michael Kirgiss Gray TN 5 nm
Charles Lewis Elkins Gray TN 5 nm
James Ronald Laws Gray TN 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Richard Allen Blevins Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Leland Willis Calhoun Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Scott Alan Miller Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Steven Mark Persenaire Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Robert Paul Keiffer Piney Flats TN 4 nm
John Garrett Friedrichs Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Dennis Warren Carothers Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Bradley Alan Torbett Piney Flats TN 4 nm
John William Hundley Piney Flats TN 4 nm
Kerry Allen Burgess Piney Flats TN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 56 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 62 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 77 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 82 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 86 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 88 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 101 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 104 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 105 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 105 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.