FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TRI |
| Lat/Long: | 36-28-30.8000N / 082-24-26.7000W 36-28.513333N / 082-24.445000W 36.4752222 / -82.4074167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1519 ft. / 463.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1990) |
| From city: | 12 miles SW of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 37617 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TRI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ALSF2 RY 23 & HIRL RY 05/23 PRESET MED INTST WHEN ATCT CLSD. MIRL RY 09/27 & REIL RY 27 NOT AVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| International operations: | US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.25 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 423-279-0363 |
| TRI CITY GROUND: | 121.7 348.6 [0600-0000] |
| TRI CITY TOWER: | 119.5 257.8 [0600-0000] |
| TRI CITY APPROACH: | 125.5(228-046) 134.425(047-227) 317.5(228-046) 349.0(047-227) [0600-0000] |
| ATLANTA ARTCC APPROACH: | 119.25 [0000-0600] |
| TRI CITY DEPARTURE: | 125.5(228-046) 134.425(047-227) 317.5(228-046) 349.0(047-227) [0600-0000] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| STAGE-III: | 125.5(228-046) 317.5(228-046) |
| STAGE-III IC: | 134.425(047-227) 349.0(047-227) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 0A9 (13 nm SE): | 135.675 (423-543-1801) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/371.85 (GLADE SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN TRI CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HMVr284/13.6 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
| GZGr219/26.3 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 150 ft. / 2438 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 210.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 36-27.920507N | | 36-28.891418N |
| Longitude: | 082-25.146888W | | 082-24.042670W |
| Elevation: | 1488.0 ft. | | 1517.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 043 true | | 228 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | | | ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, lighted |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 142 ft. trees, 5040 ft. from runway, 1037 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 47 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 650 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4442 x 150 ft. / 1354 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 95.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 36-28.698245N | | 36-28.710445N |
| Longitude: | 082-24.628227W | | 082-23.721847W |
| Elevation: | 1518.8 ft. | | 1508.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 089 true | | 274 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 136 ft. tree, 2520 ft. from runway, 460 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear +27' FENCE 125' FROM THR 240' LEFT. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BRISTOL JOHNSON KINGSPORT BOX 1055 TRI-CITY ARPT STN BLOUNTVILLE, TN 37617 Phone 423-325-6333 CITIES OF BRISTOL, TN; BRISTOL, VA; JOHNSON CITY & KINGSPORT, TN; COUNTIES OF WASHINGTON & SULLIVAN. |
| Manager: | PATRICK WILSON BOX 1055 TRI-CITIES ARPT COMM BLOUNTVILLE, TN 37617 Phone 423-325-6001 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 67 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 170/day * | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 26% | local general aviation | | 26% | air taxi | | 6% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 June 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (292KB) |
| ILS RWY 23 | |
download (413KB) |
| ILS RWY 23(CAT II) | |
download (341KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (292KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (288KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 | |
download (277KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (14KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (13 nm SE)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (22 nm NE)
KRVN - Hawkins County Airport (23 nm W)
KGCY - Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (31 nm N)
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:27:08 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 23:27:08 |
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| METAR |
| KTRI | 050253Z 00000KT 9SM SCT150 21/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02110161 55008
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| TAF |
| KTRI | 042330Z 0500/0524 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 OVC080 TEMPO 0504/0508 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035 FM050800 VRB03KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC030CB FM051600 22008KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC030CB
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| NOTAMs |
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