TDOT Announces 18 Aeronautics Grants for 18 Tennessee Airports
TDOT Announces Aeronautics Grants for 18 Tennessee Airports
$14.2 Million Provides for Infrastructure and Other Improvements
NASHVILLE— The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced today that federal and state aeronautics grants totaling $14.2 million have been approved for 18 Tennessee airports.
Airports receiving grants include:
Alcoa (Knox County) – Tennessee Wing, Civil Air Patrol |
Knoxville (Knox County) – Downtown Island Airport |
Blountville (Sullivan County) – Tri-Cities Regional Airport |
Knoxville (Knox County) – McGhee Tyson Airport |
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Chattanooga (Hamilton County) – Lovell Field |
Lawrenceburg (Lawrence County) – Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Airport |
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Dayton (Rhea County) – Mark Anton Airport |
Morristown (Hamblen County) – Moore-Murrell Field |
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Dickson (Dickson County) – Dickson Municipal Airport |
Nashville (Davidson County) – John C. Tune Airport |
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Elizabethton (Carter County) – Elizabethton Municipal Airport |
Nashville (Davidson County) – Nashville International Airport |
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Greeneville (Greene County) – Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport |
Pulaski (Giles County) – Abernathy Field |
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Jackson (Madison County) – McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport |
Smyrna (Rutherford County) – Smyrna Airport |
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Jasper (Marion County) – Brown Field |
Tullahoma (Coffee County) – Tullahoma Regional Airport |
For more details on each of these grants visit:
http://www.tn.gov/tdot/news/2013/GrantDetails08-20-13.pdf
The grants are made available through the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division.
The Division administers federal and state funding to assist in the location, design, construction and maintenance of Tennessee's diverse public aviation system.
Except for routine expenditures, grant applications are reviewed by the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TAC), which is a five member board charged with policy planning and with regulating changes in the state Airport System Plan. The board carefully reviews all applications for grants to ensure that the proper state and local matching funds are in place and that the grants will be used for needed improvements.
The TDOT Aeronautics Division has the responsibility of inspecting and licensing the state’s 142 heliports and 79 public/general aviation airports. The Division also provides aircraft and related services for state government and staffing for the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission.
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