AirportsTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Blountville, in Tennessee, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TRI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TRI
- ICAO code
- KTRI
- City
- Blountville
- State or region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 36.4752° N, 82.4074° W
- Elevation
- 463 m (1,519 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (8,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TRI means Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTRI. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.4752° N, 82.4074° W. It stands 463 metres (1,519 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Knoxville, about 147 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (8,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 263.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,438 m 8,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,354 m 4,443 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Asheville Regional AirportAsheville | AVL | 116 km |
| McGhee Tyson AirportKnoxville/Maryville | TYS | 160 km |
| Greenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville/Greer/Spartanburg | GSP | 176 km |
| Raleigh County Memorial AirportBeaver | BKW | 185 km |
| Charlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte | CLT | 193 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,473 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,313 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,849 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,409 km | 8 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 881 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,264 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,757 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,896 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,202 km | 18 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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