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In the 1970s, the airport name was changed to McKellar–Sipes Regional Airport to honor Major Robert Ray "Buster" Sipes, a United States Air Force test pilot from Jackson, who was killed in 1969 when his RF-101 Voodoo jet fighter crashed after takeoff from RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. A plaque is located in the Church of St. Peter ...
In September 1937, two small runways, a terminal building, and aircraft hangar had been built and the airport saw its first airliner, an American Airlines DC-2. On November 5, 1937, McKellar Field, now known as Tri-Cities Airport TN/VA, was dedicated by Senator Kenneth McKellar. [5] American Airlines pulled out in 1952.
State Route 223 (SR 223) is a state route in Madison County, Tennessee.It runs from SR 138 near Mercer to I-40, just west of Jackson.The highway is the main access road for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, the regional airport for Jackson and the surrounding areas.
Beginning Dec. 1, passengers from Jackson's McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) will have non-stop direct flights to Atlanta thanks to its newest Essential Air Service provider, Denver Air ...
In February 2013, SeaPort Airlines announced that its EAS contract for service to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport in Jackson, Tennessee, had been extended by the U.S. Department of Transportation through January 31, 2014. The carrier had been awarded a one-year (rather than the typical two-year) contract due to the low number of passengers that ...
McKellar–Sipes Regional Airport: Jackson, Tennessee, United States: UTC−06:00: Mar-Nov MKM: WBGK: Mukah Airport: ... Morristown Regional Airport (Moore–Murrell ...
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, renamed Jackson Regional Airport in 2025, ("MKL") serves the county and the surrounding communities. [7] [8] Lake Graham, a large 500 acre reservoir primarily intended for recreation and wildlife habitat, is located in the county 5 miles east of Jackson. [9]
Police are praising the heroic actions of a local pilot who confronted and stopped a 15-year-old who entered Texarkana Regional Airport in Arkansas on Tuesday, brandishing guns and demanding a plane.