Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)

Infobox Airport
name = Smyrna Airport
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IATA = MQY
ICAO = KMQY
type = Public
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operator = Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority
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location = Smyrna, Tennessee
elevation-f = 543
elevation-m = 165.5
coordinates = Coord|36|00|32.32|N|86|31|12.27|W|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 14/32
r1-length-f = 8,037
r1-length-m = 2,450
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 1/19
r2-length-f = 5,546
r2-length-m = 1,690
r2-surface = Asphalt
h1-number = H1
h1-length-f = 40
h1-length-m = 12
h1-surface = Concrete
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:"For the military use of this facility prior to 1971, see Sewart Air Force Base"Smyrna Airport Airport codes|MQY|KMQY is a public airport in the town of Smyrna in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. It is the "reliever" airport for Nashville International Airport, located twelve nautical miles (22 km) to the north. Smyrna Airport is the third largest airport in Tennessee and is the state's busiest general aviation airport.

Smyrna Airport currently operates as a joint use training facility with the Tennessee Army National Guard helicopter unit, Army Aviation Support Facility #1 (AASF#1) which operates 60 helicopters with 300 full time National Guard personnel. The airport also serves as a C-130 training facility for the 118th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard at Nashville, as well as assisting C-5 training for Tennessee Air National Guard's 164th Airlift Wing at the Memphis Air National Guard Base. The Tennessee Army National Guard leases part of the airport to maintain the Grubbs/Kyle Training Center and 24 different units, 1,270 assigned National Guard personnel, 162 of which are full time, and numerous aircraft.

Facilities

Smyrna Airport covers convert|1700|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has two runways and one helipad:
* Runway 14/32: 8,037 x 150 ft. (2,450 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 1/19: 5,546 x 100 ft. (1,690 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Helipad H1: 40 x 40 ft. (12 x 12 m), Surface: Concrete

External links

* [http://www.smyrnaairport.com/ Smyrna Airport]
* [http://www.smyrnaairport.com Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority]
* [http://www.pbase.com/airlinerphotos/airports_smyrna Smyrna Airport Photos]
*FAA-diagram|00895