Cleveland Regional Jetport

Cleveland Regional Jetport
Summary
Owner City of Cleveland, Tennessee
Serves Cleveland, Tennessee, Bradley County, Tennessee
Location 251 Dry Valley Road NE
Cleveland, TN 37312
Opened January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
Time zone Eastern ()
Elevation AMSL 262.1 m / 860 ft
Coordinates 35°12′41″N 084°47′59″W / 35.21139°N 84.79972°W / 35.21139; -84.79972Coordinates: 35°12′41″N 084°47′59″W / 35.21139°N 84.79972°W / 35.21139; -84.79972
Website www.clevelandregionaljetport.com
Map
KRZR
Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
3/21 1,890 6,200 Concrete
Statistics:Cleveland Regional Jetport[1]

Cleveland Regional Jetport is a public general aviation airport located near the community of Tasso, Tennessee, approximately four miles north of the business district of Cleveland. Opened on January 25, 2013, it is owned by the City of Cleveland and serves Cleveland and Bradley County.

Facilities

The airport contains a 6,200 foot by 100 foot concrete runway, an 8,000 square foot terminal building, a thirty-five foot wide taxiway, a 311,452 square foot apron, and twenty hangars.[2]

History

The airport was constructed to replace Hardwick Field, established in 1955 and located about 2 miles west of the Jetport. Since at least the 1970s, many local leaders had come to view Hardwick Field's facilities as inadequate. Several attempts to lengthen the 3,300 foot runway were made, but acquired property was required. The new airport was funded with grants from such prominent local businessmen as Allan Jones and Toby McKenzie, and was criticized by many as being unnecessary. The 42.3 million dollar project began in 2010 and the jetport officially opened on January 25, 2013 with a 5,500 foot runway.[3] Hardwick Field closed on December 31, 2013.[4][5]

The Jetport was named Airport of the Year by the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TEC) in March 2014.[6]

In 2017 the runway was extended to 6,200 ft.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "AirNav:KRZR - Cleveland Regional Jetport". AirNav.com. AirNav. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Gerber, Greg (March 2013). "New Jetport Becomes Front Door to Tennessee Business Region". AirportImprovement.com. Airport Improvement Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Leach, Paul (January 26, 2013). "Cleveland Regional Jetport officially open". Timesfreepress.com. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Love, Joyanna (December 29, 2013). "Cleveland's Hardwick Field officially closes Tuesday closes Tuesday". Clevelandbanner.com. Cleveland Daily Banner. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Leach, Paul (December 27, 2013). "Cleveland's oldest airport, Hardwick Field, to close at year's end". Timesfreepress.com. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cleveland Regional Jetport Named Airport Of The Year". The Chattanoogan. March 24, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bowers, Larry C. (October 23, 2017). "Jetport work on extension now finished". Cleveland Daily Banner. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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