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Five commercial airports thank state for support, cite growth and capital needs
Summary
Leaders from Tennessee's five commercial service airports told the House Transportation Committee the state investment supports capital plans that leverage additional borrowing, cited passenger growth across airports, and asked for continued state support for multi-year airport projects.
Chief executives from Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Tri-Cities airports briefed the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 18, thanking members for state support and describing passenger growth and capital plans.
Terry Blue, Memphis International Airport, said Memphis handled about 5 million total passengers in 2024 and saw year-over-year growth of roughly 2%; Gene Cassiam of Tri-Cities said his airport did just under 500,000 passengers in 2024 and grew about 12% year-over-year. Doug Crillon, Nashville International Airport, reported 25.2 million passengers and multi-year average growth in the high single digits; Patrick Wilson of the Metropolitan…
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