74 public-use fields

Tennessee Airport Density Altitude

Tennessee has 74 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
6A4 — Johnson County	Mountain City	2,241 ft	4,227 ft	July
KUOS — Franklin County	Sewanee	1,953 ft	4,005 ft	July
1A3 — Martin Campbell Field	Copperhill	1,789 ft	3,958 ft	July
KCSV — Crossville Meml-Whitson Field	Crossville	1,882 ft	3,864 ft	July
KGCY — Greeneville Municipal	Greeneville	1,608 ft	3,780 ft	July
KRKW — Rockwood Municipal	Rockwood	1,664 ft	3,763 ft	July
2A1 — Jamestown Municipal	Jamestown	1,694 ft	3,702 ft	July
0A9 — William B Greene Jr Regional	Elizabethton	1,593 ft	3,652 ft	July
KTRI — Tri-Cities	Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport	1,519 ft	3,617 ft	July
0A4 — Johnson City	Johnson City	1,550 ft	3,600 ft	July
KSCX — Scott Municipal	Oneida	1,545 ft	3,588 ft	July
8A3 — Livingston Municipal	Livingston	1,372 ft	3,481 ft	July
KMOR — Moore-Murrell	Morristown	1,313 ft	3,311 ft	July
KMNV — Monroe County	Madisonville	1,031 ft	3,243 ft	July
KRVN — Hawkins County	Rogersville	1,255 ft	3,241 ft	July
KGKT — Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge	Sevierville	1,014 ft	3,198 ft	July
0A3 — Smithville Municipal	Smithville	1,084 ft	3,167 ft	July
KRNC — Warren County Meml	Mc Minnville	1,032 ft	3,159 ft	July
KTHA — Tullahoma Regional/Wm Northern Field	Tullahoma	1,084 ft	3,143 ft	July
KJAU — Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield	Jacksboro	1,180 ft	3,125 ft	July
KFYM — Fayetteville Municipal	Fayetteville	984 ft	3,112 ft	July
3A2 — The New Tazewell/Wayne Coffey Municipal	Tazewell	1,179 ft	3,099 ft	July
KTYS — Mc Ghee Tyson	Knoxville	986 ft	3,090 ft	July
KSRB — Upper Cumberland Regional	Sparta	1,025 ft	3,071 ft	July
KFGU — Collegedale Municipal	Collegedale	860 ft	3,065 ft	July
3M7 — Lafayette Municipal	Lafayette	969 ft	3,064 ft	July
KBGF — Winchester Municipal	Winchester	979 ft	3,015 ft	July
2M2 — Lawrenceburg/Lawrence County (Fleeman Field)	Lawrenceburg	937 ft	3,006 ft	July
0M3 — Paul Bridges Field	Hohenwald	972 ft	2,988 ft	August
KRZR — Cleveland Regional Jetport	Cleveland	866 ft	2,981 ft	July
KMMI — Mcminn County	Athens	874 ft	2,954 ft	July
KSYI — Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal	Shelbyville	800 ft	2,925 ft	July
KLUG — Ellington	Lewisburg	718 ft	2,923 ft	July
1M5 — Douglas Hunter Field	Portland	818 ft	2,910 ft	July
KDKX — Knoxville Downtown Island	Knoxville	833 ft	2,898 ft	July
M02 — Dickson Municipal	Dickson	892 ft	2,884 ft	July
KCHA — Lovell Field	Chattanooga	683 ft	2,850 ft	July
KMRC — Maury County Regional	Columbia/Mount Pleasant	681 ft	2,847 ft	July
M15 — James Tucker	Linden	740 ft	2,809 ft	July
0M5 — Humphreys County	Waverly	756 ft	2,786 ft	August
KBNA — Nashville International	Nashville	599 ft	2,772 ft	July
M91 — Springfield Robertson County	Springfield	706 ft	2,756 ft	July
KSZY — Robert Sibley	Selmer	610 ft	2,749 ft	July
M54 — Lebanon Municipal	Lebanon	588 ft	2,716 ft	July
2A0 — Mark Anton	Dayton	718 ft	2,715 ft	July
KGZS — Abernathy Field	Pulaski	689 ft	2,710 ft	July
KMBT — Murfreesboro Municipal	Murfreesboro	614 ft	2,686 ft	July
KGHM — Centerville Municipal	Centerville	765 ft	2,668 ft	July
KMQY — Smyrna	Smyrna	543 ft	2,649 ft	August
KSNH — Savannah-Hardin County	Savannah	473 ft	2,643 ft	July
KAPT — Marion County/Brown Field	Jasper	641 ft	2,627 ft	July
1A7 — Jackson County	Gainesboro	517 ft	2,611 ft	July
KPHT — Henry County	Paris	580 ft	2,584 ft	July
KCKV — Outlaw Field	Clarksville	550 ft	2,578 ft	August
M08 — William L Whitehurst Field	Bolivar	499 ft	2,565 ft	July
KXNX — Music City Exec	Gallatin	583 ft	2,557 ft	July
KJWN — John C Tune	Nashville	501 ft	2,555 ft	July
KHZD — Sgt Lee Russell Carroll County	Huntingdon	497 ft	2,544 ft	July
KFYE — Fayette County	Somerville	436 ft	2,543 ft	July
M29 — Hassell Field	Clifton	407 ft	2,538 ft	July
0M4 — Benton County	Camden	468 ft	2,527 ft	July
M53 — Humboldt Municipal	Humboldt	421 ft	2,525 ft	July
KMEM — Frederick W Smith International/Memphis	Memphis	341 ft	2,519 ft	July
KMKL — Jackson Regional	Jackson	435 ft	2,517 ft	July
KNQA — Millington/Memphis	Millington	322 ft	2,459 ft	July
KPVE — Beech River Regional	Lexington-Parsons	488 ft	2,459 ft	July
KTGC — Gibson County	Trenton	358 ft	2,436 ft	July
2M8 — Charles W Baker	Millington	247 ft	2,368 ft	July
M93 — Houston County	Mc Kinnon	370 ft	2,340 ft	July
KDYR — Dyersburg Regional	Dyersburg	338 ft	2,320 ft	July
KUCY — Everett-Stewart Regional	Union City	346 ft	2,311 ft	July
M01 — General Dewitt Spain	Memphis	225 ft	2,298 ft	July
M04 — Covington Municipal	Covington	280 ft	2,267 ft	July
0M2 — Reelfoot Lake	Tiptonville	289 ft	2,155 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Tennessee airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Johnson County (6A4) tops the list: from 2,241 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 4,227 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Tennessee?

Johnson County (6A4) at 2,241 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.