Tullahoma Regional Airport
Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Tullahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tullahoma, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,084 ft / 330 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′48″N 086°14′48″W / 35.38000°N 86.24667°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | TullahomaTN.gov/airport | ||||||||||||||||||
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THA Location of airport in Tennessee THA THA (the United States) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tullahoma Regional Airport (IATA: THA, ICAO: KTHA, FAA LID: THA), also known as William Northern Field and Soesbe-Martin Field, is a public use airport in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Tullahoma and located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
The airport received permission to build 11 new hangars in October 2023.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Tullahoma Regional Airport covers an area of 594 acres (240 ha) at an elevation of 1,084 feet (330 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 6/24 is 5,501 by 150 feet (1,677 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m), both with asphalt/concrete surfaces; 9/27 is 2,693 by 100 feet (821 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2009, the airport had 30,400 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 123 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 2% helicopter.[1]
The Beechcraft Heritage Museum is Located on the south side of the airport.[4]
Accidents and incidents
- On June 8, 2025, a skydiving De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane carrying twenty people crashed in an open area near Old Shelbyville Highway while taking off from the airport. Multiple people were injured, including several who were transported to hospitals by medical helicopters, two critically and others evaluated at the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for THA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ Coburn, Anna (24 October 2023). "New Hangars Approved for Tullahoma Airport". Tullahoma News. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Plan a Visit". Beechcraft Heritage Museum. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Skydiving plane carrying 20 people crashes near Tullahoma, Tennessee". BNO News. June 8, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
External links
- Tullahoma Airport at City of Tullahoma website
- Tullahoma Rgn/Northern Fld (THA) at Tennessee DOT airport directory
- Beechcraft Heritage Museum, adjacent to the airport
- Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for THA, effective June 12, 2025
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for THA
- AirNav airport information for KTHA
- ASN accident history for THA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures