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Smyrna Airport

MQY · KMQY · Smyrna, Tennessee · Rutherford County · map

Smyrna Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles north of Smyrna, Tennessee, 543 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 8,038 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 196 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 101,401 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,111 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Smyrna Airport?

Its FAA code is MQY, and its ICAO code is KMQY.

Where is Smyrna Airport?

It is 2 miles north of Smyrna, Tennessee, 543 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at Smyrna Airport?

The longest of its 3 runways, 14/32, is 8,038 feet long.

Does Smyrna Airport have a control tower?

Yes, it has a control tower.

What fuel can you buy at Smyrna Airport?

The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.

Where can you fly nonstop from Smyrna Airport?

Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Smyrna, Charlotte/Douglas International, Chicago O'Hare International, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, Nashville International. Every route

Are there flight schools at Smyrna Airport?

10 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Shelbyville Flight Academy LLC and Middle Tennessee State University. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Smyrna Airport?

15 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Smyrna Airport…

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA MQY · ICAO KMQY
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Elevation
543 feet above sea level
Pattern altitude
957 feet above the airport
Control tower
A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm mon-fri, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm sat-sun
Attended
around the clock
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
Notes
certified for airline service (Part 139)
On the chart
Atlanta sectional
Magnetic variation
2W
In the FAA's files since
October 1942

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 3

14320119H1N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Smyrna Airport
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
14/328,038 × 150 ftAsphalt, goodHigh-intensity lights
01/195,546 × 100 ftAsphalt, excellentMedium-intensity lights
H140 × 40 ftConcrete, fairPerimeter lights
  • Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 35 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
  • Runway 32: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
  • Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 74 ft high 1,800 ft from the end
  • Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower118.5Smyrna
UNICOM122.95
Clearance delivery · Ground121.4Smyrna
Allln and star · Approach and departure · Jning and star118.4Smyrna
Mqy and aWOS-3PT119.125
Preds and star119.35Smyrna
Ng and operations149.8Smyrna

Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 615-223-7716.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Oxygen
bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
Also here
air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Murfreesboro Municipal (10 nm southeast), Nashville International (10 nm northwest), Lebanon Municipal (15 nm northeast).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Tennessee · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Nashville international traffic transits Smyrna traffic area at 2500 feet above sea level and above.
  • Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32; runway end identifier lights runway 14; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 01, 14, 19 and 32 operates continuously.
  • Pattern altitude: 457 feet above ground level helicopter, 957 feet above ground level light aircraft, 1457 feet above ground level turboprop/jet.
  • C615-220-2957 or C615-459-3337.
  • Closed indefinitely.
  • Out of service indefinitely. Military: activate helicopter perimeter light - amgr.
  • Ang base operations 6:30 am to 4:00 pm MON-FRI; prior permission required - D683-3611.
  • 24 hour prior permission required ovr 30 passenger - amgr.
  • Taxiway J south of taxiway a ltd to 65000 LB.
  • Taxiway K ltd to 65000 LB.
  • Class D service 1300-0400Z MON-FRI.

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

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Arrivals and departures, last hour

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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.

Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026

Airlines reported 728 departures from MQY in those twelve months, carrying 1,182 passengers in 16,459 seats (7% filled), to 149 destinations (8 abroad) on 8 airlines.

All 149 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month

From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine106multi-engine33jets54helicopters3
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine106
multi-engine33
jets54
helicopters3

The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.

1,111passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 101,401, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline368air taxi and commuter32,365general aviation, travelling38,863general aviation, local27,384military2,421
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline368
air taxi and commuter32,365
general aviation, travelling38,863
general aviation, local27,384
military2,421

Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Smyrna from the FAA register

89 aircraft are registered to owners in Smyrna, Tennessee: 39 piston singles, 37 airliners and large jets, 8 business jets, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Corporate Flight Management INC DBA 24Corporate Flight Management INC 14L & W Leasing LLC 5L&W Leasing LLC 3Corporate Flight Management Incdba 3Thompson Barrett R 2Corporate Flight Management DBA 2Butler Aviation LLP 2

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Tennessee.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • Shelbyville Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Smyrna
  • Middle Tennessee State University 73 aircraft · Murfreesboro, 12 miles away
  • Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace 8 aircraft · Murfreesboro, 12 miles away
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center 8 aircraft · Nashville, 12 miles away
  • Nashville Flight School LLC 4 aircraft · Nashville, 12 miles away Aeroluxe Aviation is a flight school based in Nashville, Tennessee, offering fixed-wing and helicopter flight training from private pilot through commercial pilot certificates, as well as aerobatic training.
  • Flight Training Pro LLC 1 aircraft · Nashville, 12 miles away Tennessee Flight Training is a flight school operating five locations across Tennessee (Nashville, Maury County, Millington-Memphis, Shelbyville, and Crossville) that provides pilot training from discovery flights through commercial certifi
  • Romeo Alpha Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Nashville, 12 miles away
  • Anywhere Atp LLC 13 aircraft · Mount Juliet, 13 miles away Anywhere Aero is a veteran-owned flight training school offering accelerated pilot certification courses from private pilot through ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) and instructor ratings, as well as A&P maintenance certification.
  • Flying High Again LLC 6 aircraft · Mount Juliet, 13 miles away Flying High Again is a flight school at Smyrna Airport near Nashville, Tennessee, offering pilot training from private pilot through commercial, instrument, multi-engine, and instructor ratings.
  • Rjd Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Mount Juliet, 13 miles away

Charter operators and airlines based in Smyrna:

Repair stations in Smyrna:

  • Amg & Associates Aviation Maintenance Group is an FAA-certificated repair station (GLNR292K) and manufacturer of ground support equipment located in Smyrna, Tennessee.
  • Ami Aviation Services LLC AeroMech Inc is an aircraft engineering and certification company specializing in supplemental type certificates (STCs) for inflight connectivity, avionics, RVSM certification, and aircraft modifications.
  • Corporate Flight Management INC Contour Aviation is a Part 135 charter operator and Part 145 repair station based in Smyrna, Tennessee.
  • Hollingshead Aviation Services LLC Hollingshead Aviation Services is an FBO and hangar operator at Smyrna (MQY) airport in Tennessee, north of Nashville.
  • Nite Train Aviation Nite Train Aviation is a FAA Part 145 repair station based in Smyrna, Tennessee, providing aircraft maintenance, repairs, alterations, interior refurbishment, and aircraft sales and leasing services.
  • S & S Testing
  • Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems LLC

Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 15 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 14 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 training center examiners.

  • Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Smyrna, TN (0 nm) · (931) 636-8678 · [email protected]
  • Christopher David Hardee private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smyrna Airport · Smyrna, TN (0 nm) · (615) 482-1592 · [email protected]
  • David William Nicholls private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smyrna/Rutherford Airport · Smyrna, TN (0 nm) · (901) 335-4916 · [email protected]
  • James Harry Lightfoot private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Smyrna, TN (0 nm) · (817) 721-0091 · [email protected]
  • Charles A Lilly private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (10 nm) · (615) 495-7350 · [email protected]
  • Grant Matthew Jarvis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Nashville International Airport · Nashville, TN (10 nm) · (303) 819-6244 · [email protected]
  • John W Scruggs private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (10 nm) · (404) 408-1129 · [email protected]
  • Natalie Bingham Hoover private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (10 nm) · (901) 438-3918 · [email protected]

All 43 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 2 fatal

2025-09-17ERA25LA351 · Piper Pa28R N47742 · accident · no injuries
2025-01-17ERA25LA104 · Cessna 182 N21254 · accident · no injuries
2024-03-04ERA24LA131 · Fairchild Sa227-At N563TR · accident · no injuries
2024-02-05ERA24LA106 · Cessna 172 N2150G · accident · no injuries
2012-06-27ERA12CA420 · Cessna 172M N80985 · accident · no injuries
2012-06-08ERA12CA415 · Fairchild 24R-40 N232E · accident · no injuries
2011-03-11ERA11FA185 · Cessna 310R N310JR · accident · 1 killed
2009-09-01ERA09LA498 · Hahn R-W22 Tiger Moth Rep N318JT · accident · serious injuries
2004-11-29ATL05LA031 · Cessna 172K N78402 · accident · no injuries
2004-11-22ATL05CA028 · Enstrom F-28A N9235 · accident · no injuries
2000-05-30MIA00FA177 · Beech C23 N6645P · accident · 2 killed
2000-01-16MIA00LA068 · Dana A. Moore Danamite N6407C · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MQY.json.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 22, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.