Oak Ridge Airport Resources & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Background

In 2009, the City of Oak Ridge was advised of an initiative to begin the development of a new general aviation airport in the City. The airport was proposed to be under the ownership and operation of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA), which began significant planning efforts on the project.

Between 2012 and 2020, MKAA, which was the recognized agency to lead the planning, researched funding and conducted technical reviews to demonstrate the need for the regional general aviation airport.

On July 21, 2020, City Council approved Resolution 7-75-2020 authorizing actions related to the Oak Ridge General Aviation Airport. These actions included seeking transfer of sponsorship of the airport from MKAA to the City of Oak Ridge and initiating transfers of grants related to the airport to the City. MKAA agreed to transfer sponsorship to the City on September 28, 2020, through an assignment and assumption agreement. City staff took steps to transfer grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Tennessee Aeronautics Economic Development Fund (AEDF) from MKAA to the City to realign it with the new sponsorship.

  1. Where will the airport be located?
  2. How is the airport being paid for? How much will it cost?
  3. Who is working on the project?
  4. What will the airport be used for?
  5. What's the timeline? When will the airport officially open?
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Resources

  1. Airport Grants (XLSX)
  2. Benefits Cost Analysis July 14, 2020 (PDF)
  3. EnergySolutions Letter Of Support April 16, 2021 (PDF)
  4. EnergySolutions Letter On Rail Line Abandonment March 29, 2023 (PDF)
  5. ETTP Cleanup and Transfer Process - Airport Schedule - August 2021 (PDF)
  6. MEMADO Recommendation to GSA DOE Property Transfer May 2021 (PDF)
  7. Oak Ridge Airport Layout Plan (PDF)
  8. Oak Ridge Airport Master Plan (PDF)
  9. Oak Ridge Airport Project - Funding by Source April 2023 (PDF)
  10. Proposed Oak Ridge Exhibit September 29, 2023
  11. TVA Airport Grant Invoice August 2020 (PDF)
  12. U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Notification Letter to the City May 2021 (PDF)
  13. UT Batelle Development Corporation Funds Contribution Letter February 2021 (PDF)
  14. UT Battelle Airport Donation Acknowledgement Letter March 2021 (PDF)

Aeronautic Economic Development Fund (AEDF)

  1. AEDF Award Letter January 2019 (PDF)
  2. AEDF Award Letter January 2020 (PDF)
  3. Aeronautics Economic Development Fund AEDF Announcement Letter January 2020 (PDF)

Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grants

  1. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grants (PDF)
  2. ARC Contract Amendment 1 (October 8, 2021) (PDF)
  3. ARC Contract Amendment 2 (October 26, 2022) (PDF)
  4. ARC Grant Agreement (December 2020 to January 2021) (PDF)
  5. ARC Memorandum of Understanding for Oak Ridge General Aviation Airport Construction (June 2022) (PDF)
  6. ARC Planning Grant Application (December 2020) (PDF)
  7. ARC Project Announcement (September 28, 2020) (PDF)
  8. Letter to Jason Wang - ARC Planning Grant Application (PDF)
  9. Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) Funds Confirmation Letter for Transfer of Grantee (PDF)
  10. Oak Ridge Airport Project Planning Design (September to November 2020) (PDF)

City of Oak Ridge Resolutions

  1. City Council Memorandum (January 18, 2021) (PDF)
  2. City Council Memorandum (July 17, 2020) (PDF)
  3. City Council Resolution 7-75-2020 (July 21, 2020) (PDF)
  4. City Council Resolution 8-82-2020 (PDF)
  5. City Council Resolution 8-93-2022 (PDF)
  6. City Council Resolution January 10, 2021 (January, 19, 2021) (PDF)
  7. City Council Resolution January 3, 2021 (May, 5, 2021) (PDF)

Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA)

  1. MKAA Letter to Jason Wang (September 2020) (PDF)
  2. MKAA Letter to Michelle Frazier (September 2020) (PDF)
  3. MKAA Resolution Number 20-02 transfer to City of Oak Ridge (August 2020) (PDF)

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)

  1. City of Oak Ridge Letter to TDOT on Transfer of AEDF awards from MKAA to the City (September 2020) (PDF)
  2. City of Oak Ridge Letter to TDOT requesting 11,000 dollars direct appropriation grant funds (September 2022) (PDF)
  3. TDOT Appraisals Grant (August 2021) (PDF)
  4. TDOT Environmental Assessment Grant Agreement (December 2020) (PDF)
  5. TDOT General Assembly FY2018 Announcement (November 2017) (PDF)
  6. TDOT Letter to City of Oak Ridge on City obligations (February 2023) (PDF)
  7. TDOT Letter to City of Oak Ridge on transfer of AEDF awards from MKAA to the City (October 2020) (PDF)
  8. TDOT Letter to MKAA on 2019 Aeronautics Economic Development Fund grant award (January 2019) (PDF)
  9. TDOT Letter to MKAA on 2020 Aeronautics Economic Development Fund grant award (January 2020) (PDF)
  10. TDOT Preliminary Engineering Grant Agreement (June 2021) (PDF)