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NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation is recognizing numerous airports across the state with “Front Door Awards” for providing facilities and services that reflect community pride and commitment to quality. The awards were handed out at the 24TH Annual Tennessee Airports Conference on August 20, 2009.

 

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression and our airports are often the front doors to our communities for visitors and business representatives,” said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. “I’m pleased to honor these airports for their commitment to quality.”

 

Front Door Awards are presented by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission.

 

The criteria for the Front Door Award include: general appearance of the airfield, buildings and grounds;

quality of services offered to passengers, aircraft and crews; availability and quality of information about the airport and the surrounding community; cleanliness and level of maintenance of areas used by the passengers, aircrew and airport visitors; courtesy and professionalism displayed by airport personnel; and,

an overall impression of community pride and commitment to quality.

 

The goal is for every airport in Tennessee to receive this award in recognition of their commitment to quality and community pride.

 

Recipients of the 2009 Front Door Awards are:

 

McMinn County Airport	Monroe County Airport
Beech River Regional Airport	Warren County Memorial Airport
William L. Whitehurst Field	General DeWitt Spain Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport	Memphis International Airport
Benton County Airport	Charles W. Baker Field
Centerville Municipal Airport	Millington Regional Jetport
Lovell Field	Moore-Murrell Field
Outlaw Field	Johnson County Airport
Hardwick Field	Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
Collegedale Municipal Airport	John C. Tune Airport
Maury County Airport	Nashville International Airport
Covington Municipal Airport	New Tazewell Municipal Airport
Crossville Memorial Airport/Whitson Field	Henry County Airport
Mark Anton Airport	Portland Municipal Airport
Dickson Municipal Airport	Abernathy Field
Dyersburg Regional Airport	Rockwood Municipal Airport
Elizabethton Municipal Airport	Hawkins County Airport
Fayetteville Municipal Airport	Savannah-Hardin County Airport
Sumner County Regional Airport	Robert Sibley Airport
Greeneville-Greene Co. Municipal Airport	Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
John A. Baker Field	Franklin County Airport
Carroll County Airport	Shelbyville Municipal Airport/Bomar Field
Campbell County Airport	Smithville Municipal Airport
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport	Smyrna Airport
Jamestown Municipal Airport	Fayette County Airport
Marion County – Brown Field	Upper Cumberland Regional Airport
Downtown Island Airport	Springfield-Robertson County Airport
McGhee Tyson Airport	Gibson County Airport
Lafayette Municipal Airport	Tullahoma Regional Airport
Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Airport	Everett-Stewart Regional Airport
Lebanon Municipal Airport	Humphreys County Airport
Ellington Airport	Winchester Municipal Airport
Livingston Municipal Airport