Aeronautics Commission
The Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TAC) is a five-member advisory board assigned the duties of assisting in the formulation of relevant policy planning and approving/rejecting all proposed changes in the state airport system plan, existing under the authority of Tennessee Code Annotated. The five members currently on the TAC are listed below.
Butch West
Columbia, TN
Representing Middle Tennessee
Steve Wright
Charleston, TN
Representing East Tennessee
Kirk A. Huddleston
Knoxville, TN
Representing Air Carriers
George Huddleston, Jr.
Murfreesboro, TN
Representing General Aviation
Rosemarie Fair
Memphis, TN
Representing West Tennessee
Upcoming TAC Meeting Details
Date: February 23, 2023
Time: TBD (CST)
Location:
TDOT Aeronautics Division
Aeronautics Conference Room
7335 Centennial Boulevard
Nashville TN, 37209
The option to attend virtually is available. Please contact TDOT Aeronautics Division at (615) 741-3208 for virtual meeting access and information.
2023 TAC Meeting Dates
- 2/23/2023
- 4/27/2023
- 6/29/2023
- 8/31/2023
- 10/26/2023
*Please see the bottom of the Planning page for 2022 and 2023 Project Key Dates and Deadlines. Airport project applications must be submitted via BlackCat for inclusion on a TAC meeting agenda.
Note: Dates outlined above are tentative and subject to change. For more information on future meetings and scheduling, please contact TDOT Aeronautics Division at (615) 741-3208.
Meeting information current as of: June 22, 2022
TAC Policy (Effective July 1, 2022)
TDOT Policy 170-02 establishes guidelines for rendering financial assistance toairports in Tennessee under State and Federal funding programs, in accordance with Title 42, Chapter 2, Part 2, of the Tennessee Code. T.C.A.
§ 42-2-301 provides that the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TAC) shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Commissioner of Transportation and shall have the duty and responsibility to assist in the formulation of relevant policy planning. For the Airport Improvement Program, Policy 170-02 establishes program requirements, funding approvals and prioritization, funding participation rates, and state funding eligibility requirements. The policy also establishes the TAC role in other statewide funding programs.