James Tucker Airport

James Tucker Airport (FAA LID: M15) (also known as James Tucker Perry County Airport) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Linden, a town in Perry County, Tennessee, United States. The airport is located on the Atlanta and Memphis sectional charts. Opened in October, 1962, the airport was originally known as Perry County Airport prior to being renamed in honor of a local citizen in 2016.[1]

James Tucker Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPerry County
OperatorPerry County
ServesLinden, Lobelville
LocationLinden, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL740 ft / 226 m
Coordinates35°35′45″N 087°52′36″W
Map
James Tucker Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations2,184
Based aircraft6

Facilities and aircraft

James Tucker Airport covers an area of 65 acres (26 ha) and is situated at an elevation of 740 feet (230 metres) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a 3,600 by 75 ft (1,097 by 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, the airport had 2,184 aircraft operations, an average of 42 per week: 78% general aviation and 22% military.[1]

The airport is unattended and does not have fuel services. It is included under the Jackson FSS. Although it has pilot controlled runway lighting and PAPI on both runways, the systems have been are listed as indefinitely out of service, leaving the airport open during daylight hours only. NOTAMs are filed with McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for M15 PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. JAMES TUCKER AIRPORT (M15) at FAA Aeronautical Information Services - National Flight Data Center (NFDC), effective 2018-04-26
  3. PERRY COUNTY - M15 Archived 2013-07-13 at the Wayback Machine at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory


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