Driving Directions 

Tri-Cities Regional Airport is easily accessible from northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia, western North Carolina and Kentucky. The facility lies just 3 miles off Interstate 81 at exit 63.

Check road conditions by calling:

• Northeast Tennessee 423-348-6968
• Statewide Tennessee 800-858-6348
• Virginia 1-800-367-7623
• North Carolina 828-466-5500
• Kentucky 502-564-4556

For Northbound Interstate 81 travelers:

(Coming from Knoxville)

• Greeneville - 44 miles, 30 min.
• Morristown - 60 miles, 1 hr.

Exit right at exit 63. Turn right onto Airport Parkway. Continue approximately 3 miles. This road will bring you directly in front of the terminal building .

For Southbound Interstate 81 travelers

(Coming from Virginia)

• Bristol - 22 miles, 30 min.
• Abingdon - 29 miles, 35 min.
• Marion - 55 miles, 1 hr.
• Wytheville - 82 miles, 1.5 hr.

Exit right at exit 63. Turn left onto Airport Parkway. You will cross over I-81. Continue approximately 3 miles. This road will bring you directly in front of the terminal building.

For Interstate 26 travelers Coming from Kingsport:

• Kingsport - 20 miles, 25 min.
• Rogersville - 40 miles, 45 min.

Exit I-26 onto Interstate 81 and follow directions for Northbound Interstate 81 travelers

For Interstate 26 travelers Coming from Johnson City: 

• Johnson City - 16 miles, 20 min.
• Jonesborough - 27 miles, 25 min.
• Elizabethton - 22 miles, 30 min.
• Erwin - 31 miles, 30 min.
• Mountain City - 50 miles, 1 hr.
• Roan Mountain - 41 miles, 55 min.

Exit I-26 at exit 13 onto Highway 75. Turn Right on Highway 75 and go approximately 10 miles. The Airport is on the right.

From Western North Carolina:

• Banner Elk - 71 miles, 1.25 hr.
• Boone - 86 miles, 1.5 hr.
• Elk Park - 55 miles, 1 hr.
• Newland - 60 miles, 1.25 hr.

Take Hwy 321 to 19 E toward Elizabethton. Follow 19 E to 11 E. Turn right on 11 E. Take exit that says Bluff City/Blountville to Hwy 394. At end of exit ramp, turn left onto 394. Drive approximately 7 miles. Turn left onto Interstate 81 (southbound). Proceed to exit 63, which is Airport Parkway. Turn left on Airport Parkway. Follow signs to Airport (approx. 3 miles).

From Scott and Wise Counties Southwest Virginia
(Norton, Wise, Duffield, Big Stone Gap)
Travel Highway 23 South to Interstate 26.  Follow directions for Interstate 26 travelers from Kingsport.

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