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    Tri-Cities Airport - Very small inside

    Tri-Cities Airport

    3.7(56 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Hey friends! My first time to TN. I was headed to Bristol was is about 20 minutes outside of the…read moreairport. The airport is so tiny. As someone with anxiety, I love that the airport is small, easy to navigate & not too much foot traffic. It's no more than 5 terminals. And it's literally a straight shot out of the gate to the airport exit lol. +Employees are super friendly. +Theres a bar with 21+ drinks, coffee and snacks. +Check-in and TSA were a breeze.

    So throughout my time away this year, I had been in 3 airports as the one where I switched planes…read morewas the same going to and from my destination. I will start with the destination, this being the Tri-Cities Airport. This airport is a kind of quad-state airport as it serves Tennessee obviously being in Tennessee, but it's also close to the state borders of Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Kind of like how my current home airport serves both Connecticut and Massachusetts. It's also a very small airport. My dad seems to like it and so I imagine I will see this airport again, but whether or not I agree with him still has yet to be determined. This airport has just one terminal with 7 gates. Of those 7, maybe like 4 get used. The planes they had me get in were way too small for my height as I am over 6-feet tall. It makes flight super hard to sit through if I happen to have a pinched nerve on my shoulder that day. Really, those are my big knocks on this airport. I do have plenty positives to say about this though. The airport staff is friendly. Even TSA don't seem like heartless evil jerks. Also, because it's so small, TSA is actually a breeze to get through here and you can navigate this place really easily because of how straightforward it is. The interior looks nice as it looks like it had been redone in recent years. It's also not a crowded place which is good. Baggage claim isn't too bad, but because of how small the airport is, you kind of have to guess where your luggage is coming from. Also, for a small airport, parking can get really overcrowded at times, but any least the parking staff was nice. Bathrooms were okay too. At the end of the day, I think a 3 is the right rating. Does enough to function, but it's not built for the bigger planes that I would need.

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    Tri-Cities Airport - Gate 6 after arrival

    Gate 6 after arrival

    Tri-Cities Airport - A clean and easy to navigate regional airport.  A great choice when visiting Northern Tennessee.

    A clean and easy to navigate regional airport. A great choice when visiting Northern Tennessee.

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