Shelbyville Municipal Airport (Tennessee) Explained

Shelbyville Municipal Airport
Nativename:Bomar Field
Iata:SYI
Icao:KSYI
Faa:SYI
Type:Public
Owner:City of Shelbyville
City-Served:Shelbyville, Tennessee
Elevation-F:801
Elevation-M:244
Coordinates:35.5594°N -86.4425°W
Pushpin Map:USA Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tennessee
Pushpin Label:SYI
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:5,503
R1-Length-M:1,677
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2004
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:38,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:52
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Shelbyville Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Shelbyville, a city in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States.

In 2022, Middle Tennessee State University announced it would relocate its aviation training from Murfreesboro Municipal Airport to Shelbyville, investing $62 million in the project.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Shelbyville Municipal Airport covers an area of 604acres and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 5,503 x 100 ft (1,677 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending October 26, 2004, the airport had 38,000 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 52 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 4% helicopter and 2% ultralight.

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References

  1. , effective 2007-12-20
  2. Web site: Broden . Scott . February 7, 2022 . MTSU is leaving Murfreesboro Municipal Airport for this nearby location . live . https://archive.today/20220207202821/https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2022/02/07/mtsu-seeks-build-62-m-aerospace-academy-shelbyville-airport/6664321001/ . 2022-02-07 . The Daily News Journal.

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