The airport in Tullahoma, is second only to the Chattanooga airport in its annual economic impact among the 24-counties in the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Region 2, according to a state study.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that TDOT’s year-long Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study analyzed the economic impacts at Tullahoma Regional Airport and found the facility contributes $21 million of the $40 billion all 78 of Tennessee’s airports pour into the state’s economy annually.