John C. Tune Airport
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John C. Tune Airport (ICAO: KJWN, FAA LID: JWN) is a public airport located in the western portion of the city of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority,[1] located approximately one mile (1.6 km) off of Briley Parkway in the Cockrill Bend area. It is a Class D airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JWN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
History
Tune Airport is named in honor of John Childress Tune, a Nashville attorney, civic leader, longtime aviation enthusiast and one of the principal developers of the modern aviation authority concept. He was also a former chairman of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority. Planning for the construction of Tune Airport began in 1965 under Nashville's former Department of Aviation as a "reliever airport" designed to provide additional capacity at Nashville International Airport (Berry Field). The Department of Aviation received a state grant to purchase the Cockrill Bend property, and construction for the airport began in 1983. The airport opened in July 1986. The current terminal was built in 1995 and renovated in 2015.
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Facilities and aircraft
John C. Tune Airport covers an area of 374 acres (151 ha) at an
JWN is financially self-supporting, although some improvements are made with the assistance of state and federal grant money.
Services
John C. Tune Airport provides:
- 24-hour personnel service
- Avgas
- Jet fuel
- Aircraft and helicopter maintenance
- Private and commercial pilot certification
- Lasergrade testing
- Instrument rating courses
- Flight instructor certification courses
- Flight simulator training
- Helicopter pilot training
- Lavatory disposal
Renovations
John C. Tune's terminal received a significant renovation that was completed in 2005. The 3,600-square-foot (330 m2) updated terminal includes a pilot's lounge, conference room, flight planning room, vending area and pilot supply shop. Additional landscaping and parking renovations were completed in 2009.
Accidents and incidents
- On March 4, 2024, a Piper PA-32R crashed about 3 miles south of John Tune Airport just off Interstate 40 after declaring and attempting an emergency landing at the airport because of engine problems. There was a post-crash fire. All 5 occupants perished.[4]
See also
References
- ^ PDF, effective February 22, 2024.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KJWN - John C. Tune Airport - Nashville, Tennessee
- ^ Laken Bowles (March 4, 2020). "Tornado causes $93M worth of damage at John C. Tune Airport". WTVF. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "C-FBWH". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
External links
- John C. Tune Airport
- FAA Terminal Procedures for JWN, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for JWN
- AirNav airport information for JWN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for JWN