Tullahoma Regional Airport

Tullahoma Regional Airport (IATA: THA, ICAO: KTHA, FAA LID: THA), also known as William Northern Field and Soesbe-Martin Field, is a public use airport in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Tullahoma and located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of its central business district.^[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field
IATA: THA ICAO: KTHA FAA LID: THA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Tullahoma
Serves	Tullahoma, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL	1,084 ft / 330 m
Coordinates	35°22′48″N 086°14′48″W
Website	TullahomaTN.gov/airport
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 5,501 1,677 Asphalt/concrete 18/36 5,002 1,525 Asphalt/concrete 9/27 2,693 821 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 30,400 Based aircraft 123
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

The airport received permission to build 11 new hangars in October 2023.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Tullahoma Regional Airport covers an area of 594 acres (240 ha) at an elevation of 1,084 feet (330 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 6/24 is 5,501 by 150 feet (1,677 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m), both with asphalt/concrete surfaces; 9/27 is 2,693 by 100 feet (821 x 30 m) with a turf surface.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2009, the airport had 30,400 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 123 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 2% helicopter.^[1]

The Beechcraft Heritage Museum is Located on the south side of the airport.^[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On June 8, 2025, a skydiving De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane carrying twenty people crashed in an open area near Old Shelbyville Highway while taking off from the airport. Multiple people were injured, including several who were transported to hospitals by medical helicopters, two critically and others evaluated at the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.^[5]

See also

• List of airports in Tennessee