Bristol Johnson City Kin Cheap Flights - TRI

An airport that truly provides for its surrounding area, Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is the transportation source of choice for a number of different cities in the southwest Virginia/northeast Tennessee area. Among the largest are Johnson City and Bristol, though Mountain City, Jonesborough, Erwin, Greeneville, Boone, and Rogersville residents all report using the airport, too. Officially, the closest town is Bountville, Tennessee.

Jointly owned by Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport, Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is a small regional airport with daily flights on six different airlines. The terminal itself consists of a waiting area, baggage claim, small snack bar and newsstand, and an information desk. The most popular destinations from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) are Atlanta, Detroit, Charlotte, Orlando, and St. Petersburg. Most flights take place on Delta Connection, Allegiant Air, and US Airways Express. There is talk of adding additional flights to other United States cities if traffic picks up more.

The main advantage of Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI)’s central location is that people from a number of surrounding counties finally have the option to fly, rather than drive the same distance that it would take to get to the next-closest airport.