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Tennessee Airways

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TEN

Founded
  
1978

Hub
  
McGhee Tyson Airport

Hubs
  
McGhee Tyson Airport

Ceased operations
  
1987

Headquarters
  
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee Airways was an airline that was conceived as a regional airline to provide service to cities throughout the Southeastern United States. The airline was in service between 1978 and 1987 and was based out of Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Stuart Adcock was President and major shareholder. He was somewhat of a hands-on executive, sometimes flying the planes and cleaning them after flights.

Destinations

  • Tennessee
  • Chattanooga (Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport)
  • Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport) - Primary Hub
  • Memphis (Memphis International Airport) - Primary Hub
  • Nashville (Nashville International Airport)
  • Tri-Cities (Tri-Cities Regional Airport)
  • Alabama
  • Huntsville (Huntsville Municipal Airport)
  • Georgia
  • Atlanta (William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport)
  • Kentucky
  • Boone County (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport)
  • Lexington (Blue Grass Airport)
  • London (London-Corbin Airport)*
  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte (Douglas Airport)
  • Greensboro (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Airport)
  • Pinehurst (Moore County Airport)*
  • South Carolina
  • Greer (Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport)
  • Virginia
  • Fairfax County (Washington Dulles International Airport)
  • Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) no longer have commercial airline service.

    Aircraft

  • Embraer EMB 110
  • Piper T1020 (PA-31-350T1020)
  • References

    Tennessee Airways Wikipedia