--- iata: TRI name: Tri-Cities Airport city: Blountville country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-16' officialWebsite: 'https://flytri.com/' sources: - 'https://flytri.com/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/flights/airline-info/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/flights/destinations/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/airport/parking/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/airport/ground-transportation/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/airport/restaurant-shopping/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/airport/accessibility/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/services/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/services/airport-services-counter/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/services/airtravel101/' - 'https://flytri.com/traveler/services/global-entry-enrollment-center/' - 'https://flytri.com/united-delays-ord-start/' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/tri-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/TRI' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KTRI' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/tri' quickFacts: - >- Official site brands Tri-Cities Airport (TRI). ICAO is KTRI. FAA LID is TRI. Operator is the Tri-Cities Airport Authority. Traveler pages live on flytri.com. Official pin is 2525 HWY 75 / 2525 TN-75, Suite 301, Blountville, TN 37617. Do not confuse this hall with Pasco, Washington (PSC), which also markets itself as Tri-Cities Airport on flytricities.com. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 commercial-service rank 185 with 251,070 enplanements (+9.23% vs 229,860). Official flytri pages print no 2025 total-pax cell. Wikipedia leftover 454,000 total passengers in 2024 and leftover 44,492 operations are leftover. This page uses 251,070 on the score card. - >- One commercial campus. Official leftover homepage leftover-prints eight destinations: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Orlando International, Orlando Sanford, St. Pete-Clearwater, and Washington, DC. Live 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware matched Delta to Atlanta, American Eagle / Piedmont to Charlotte and Dallas/Fort Worth, and American Eagle to Chicago O'Hare. Official leftover United Chicago cell is not live. - >- Official leftover Air Travel 101: boarding pass and a government-issued photo ID at the checkpoint, and leftover-prints a TSA PreCheck application link. American.com leftover prints TSA PreCheck Available, clubs Not Available, Daily 3:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., and no cash or checks. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/tri-cities-tri and /en/airport/blountville-tri are 404. - >- Official Parking: 20-minute grace in the first hour only, then Premium $18, Standard $15, Economy 1 & 2 $12 (credit card only). Official leftover cellphone lot leftover-prints 20 spaces. Official leftover lots sit across from the terminal and leftover-print 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. - >- Official Dining leftover: Trek Point landside, McKellar Grill from 4:30 a.m. to the last flight, Mountain View Lounge after TSA (Monday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sunday noon–5:00 p.m.), Gift Shop 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily, and a leftover observation deck. Official leftover Mountain View Lounge is a bar, not an airline club. Official pages name no ticketed airline lounge. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: >- Official leftover wants two hours; American.com leftover opens at 3:30 a.m. detail: >- Official leftover 2017 chart leftover-prints Allegiant counter close 45 minutes / gate 1 hour / door 15 minutes, and leftover American and Delta counter close 30 minutes / gate 30 minutes / door 10 minutes. That 2017 page leftover still leftover-prints Tailwind, triflight.com, and leftover Orlando/Sanford plus St. Pete as the only hubs. American.com leftover prints Daily 3:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m. and does not accept cash or checks. Live 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover a 6:02 a.m. Delta Atlanta departure — treat the American.com 3:30 a.m. cell as leftover American-counter hours, not a printed hall-door clock. summary: >- Official leftover 2017 passenger-time page leftover-prints two hours for domestic flights and three hours for leftover international itineraries. Official leftover Air Travel 101 leftover-prints online check-in 24 hours ahead. category: timing - label: Layout title: One campus in Blountville — do not invent a KTRI page or merge Pasco detail: >- Do not merge Pasco Tri-Cities (PSC), Knoxville McGhee Tyson (TYS), Asheville (AVL), Tri-Cities Airport in Washington on flytricities.com, or leftover McKellar Field as a second IATA. Official leftover March 2026 map leftover-prints Delta, American, United, and Allegiant/Breeze check-in on one hall, plus Trek Point, work stations, McKellar Grill, the TSA checkpoint, a mezzanine and observation deck, and a pet-relief area. summary: >- Official pin is 2525 HWY 75 / 2525 TN-75, Suite 301, Blountville, TN 37617. One commercial campus. Do not create /airports/ktri. category: terminal - label: Food title: >- McKellar Grill and Mountain View Lounge are concessions — not an airline lounge detail: >- Official leftover Mountain View Lounge leftover-prints Monday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday noon–5:00 p.m., and leftover-prints that you can order McKellar Grill food at the bar. American.com clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass Tri-Cities and Blountville pages are 404. Official leftover 2017 passenger-time page leftover-prints Tailwind Express and leftover Tailwind Restaurant and Lounge — those names are leftover versus the current McKellar / Trek Point / Mountain View cells. summary: >- Official Dining leftover names Trek Point before security, McKellar Grill from 4:30 a.m. to the last flight, and leftover Mountain View Lounge after TSA. Official leftover Gift Shop is 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily. category: food - label: Live board title: >- Trust FlightAware over leftover United October 2026 and leftover eight-city copy detail: >- Official homepage leftover-prints United daily Chicago O'Hare beginning October 2027. Official leftover Destinations page still leftover-prints United ORD Begins October, 2026. Official leftover 1 May 2026 news leftover dated the same route to October 25, 2026 after a leftover June 8, 2026 slip. WJHL / WCYB leftover later leftover-printed the FAA O'Hare cap through October 30, 2027 and leftover-printed Breeze Dulles ending November 30, 2026. Wikipedia leftover still leftover-prints Allegiant St. Pete/Clearwater as seasonal versus the official current Allegiant cell. summary: >- The 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware board showed Delta to Atlanta, Piedmont to Charlotte, Envoy to Dallas/Fort Worth, and Envoy to Chicago O'Hare. No live Allegiant, Breeze, or United on that mid-September board. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Trek Point landside zone: landside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Dining leftover names Trek Point as a pre-security snack stop for people waiting to pick up friends and family, or who need a snack before security. location: >- Pre-security stop-and-shop in the public hall before TSA, leftover official map near the Airport Services Counter terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: McKellar Grill zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Dining leftover leftover-prints McKellar Grill from 4:30 a.m. to the last flight, and leftover-prints that Mountain View Lounge can order McKellar food after TSA. location: >- Official leftover grill from 4:30 a.m. to the last flight; leftover official map leftover-prints McKellar on both sides of the TSA checkpoint terminal: Passenger Terminal - kind: refill name: Confirm a fountain near restrooms zone: airside summary: >- Official pages print no fountain map and no bottle tariff. Empty a bottle through TSA, then confirm a fountain on the day. location: >- Official pages print no fountain map; confirm near restrooms landside by bags and airside past TSA terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestValue: true airportistScore: 7.2 slug: tri region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/tri](/airports/tri). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/tri) - [Lounge directory](/airports/tri/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) Blountville, United States · North America A one-campus Blountville field with live Delta to Atlanta and American Eagle to Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Chicago O'Hare, official $12–$18 parking after a 20-minute first-hour grace, leftover ride-app pickup at the curb, leftover McKellar Grill and Mountain View Lounge concessions, and no ticketed lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.3 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 251,070 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax campus - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 86% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Northeast Tennessee / Southwest Virginia trips that stay on the one-campus field - Drivers who want leftover $12 Economy after a 20-minute first-hour grace - Travelers connecting over ATL, CLT, DFW, or leftover live ORD ## Watch out for - No lounge — Priority Pass Tri-Cities and Blountville URLs are 404 - Official Destinations leftover still leftover-prints United ORD beginning October 2026 versus the homepage October 2027 cell - Do not merge Pasco, Washington (PSC) on flytricities.com - Wikipedia leftover still leftover-prints Allegiant St. Pete as seasonal versus the official current Allegiant cell ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/tri/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/tri/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/tri/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/tri/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/tri/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/tri/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/tri/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/tri/reviews.md) (free)