

Construction started in 1935 on a 323 acre site in Sullivan County. The airport was conceived in 1934 to serve Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport, Tennessee. These are two images of aircraft at the Tri-City Airport in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Flights can be booked on the booking engine or directly with American at The initial flight schedule is below: (TRI is in ET, DFW is in CT)Īmerican Airlines will add DFW flights prior to the regular schedule to support the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in August.Early photographs of the Tri-Cities area airport in Tennessee Additional service connects people and economies, making this region an even better place to live, work, and play."Īmerican Airlines will now offer nonstop service to Charlotte and Dallas/Forth Worth from TRI. "The Tri-Cities region will now have direct access to the Dallas/Fort Worth area and beyond for work or leisure. "Our community has been asking for this flight for some time and we are so pleased that American Airlines has chosen to add daily jet service to DFW," said Jon Smith, TCAA Chairman. Our passengers will now have access to 84 additional one-stop routes that are not currently available from TRI on American Airlines." "The Dallas flight, and continuing our work to increase service, are vital to the region's business and tourism communities. "We are thrilled American Airlines has chosen to expand service at TRI by adding twice daily service to Dallas," said Gene Cossey, TCAA executive director. "Offering two daily flights from TRI to DFW will help us continue to provide customers in this market an opportunity to easily travel to our largest hub and connect on American to numerous destinations around the world." "We are very excited to grow our presence at TRI," said Cedric Rockamore, American Airlines Vice President of Hub Operations at DFW. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT AUTHORITY, GENE COSSEY, PROUDLY DISPLAYS A SIGN ANNOUNCING THE AIRPORT'S NEWEST ROUTE FROM TRI TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
