James Tucker Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Perry County Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Perry County Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Linden, Lobelville | ||||||||||
| Location | Linden, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 740 ft / 226 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°35′45″N 087°52′36″W / 35.59583°N 87.87667°W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
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] Efforts to bring an airport to Perry County date back to 1946. A group of students from a local high school petitioned the county to construct a public airport after having been introduced to aviation through the donation of a Link Trainer to the school.[2] An annual air show was held at the airport in the 1960s.[3]
James Tucker Airport is categorized a nonprimary basic airport in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, and is unclassified in the FAA's General Aviation Airport asset role system (the only airport in Tennessee listed as unclassified).[4][5]
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.[1]
The airport is unattended and does not have fuel services. It is included under the Jackson FSS. It has a beacon that is operational from sunset to sunrise, pilot controlled runway lighting, and 2-light Precision Approach Path Indicators on both runways. NOTAMs are filed with Jackson Regional Airport.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for M15 PDF, effective 2025-03-25
- ^ Gene Slack, Teague (16 June 1946). "Lobelville's Link". The Tennessean. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Perry County Air Show To Feature 75 Planes". The Tennessean. 4 September 1964. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Tennessee Aviation System Plan Chapter 7: Airport Classifications and NPIAS Evaluation (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Transportation. p. 6. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports (PDF). Federal Aviation Authority. 30 September 2024. p. A-96. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ JAMES TUCKER AIRPORT (M15) at FAA Aeronautical Information Services - National Flight Data Center (NFDC), effective 2018-04-26
- ^ PERRY COUNTY - M15 Archived 2013-07-13 at the Wayback Machine at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for M15
- AirNav airport information for M15
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for M15