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This is a list of airports in Tennessee (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
American Airlines announced in 1985 that it would establish a hub at Nashville, and it officially opened in 1986. The hub was intended to compete with Delta Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines and Piedmont Airlines for north–south traffic in the eastern United States. [14]
Northwest operated around 300 daily flights at the peak of the hub, including international flights to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. [12] KLM, a partner of Northwest, launched a flight to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in June 1995. This was Memphis's first transatlantic passenger service. The airline used McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on the route.
American Airlines. Travelers with American Airlines flights scheduled to, through, and from the following airports through Sept. 27 may rebook their flights for free. ... Johnson City, Tennessee ...
American Airlines Flight 2: Mississippi River, 18 miles SW of Memphis: Tennessee: Douglas DC-3: The flight crashed for unknown reasons. October 15, 1943 11 0 0 American Airlines Flight 63 (Flagship Missouri) Centerville: Tennessee: Douglas DC-3: The aircraft developed severe icing which eventually made it unable to maintain altitude, causing it ...
These are the airports served by American Airlines' American Eagle brand, composed of six FAA and DOT certificated regional airlines. Three regional airlines, Envoy Air , PSA Airlines , and Piedmont Airlines , are wholly owned subsidiaries of American, but whose aircraft are in American Eagle livery. [ 1 ]
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.
American Airlines passengers feared for their lives Thursday, when a bird flew into the engine of their outbound LaGuardia flight — forcing the plane to quickly make an emergency touchdown at ...