$31 million in projects: McKellar-Sipes Airport to undergo several changes

JACKSON, Tenn. — A local airport is undergoing quite a few changes, and possibly more to come in the future.

The Jackson-Madison County Airport Authority held their board meeting Monday evening.

There are about $31 million dollars worth of projects currently underway at the airport.

That includes a $24 million dollar runway project, work on the control tower, building an access road and parking lot plus more.

Also on the agenda tonight, officials are considering the possibility of adding a hotel on the airport campus as it continues to grow.

As for infrastructure changes, they are planning a new terminal that they hope to get funded in the next 5 years, and a new hangar area.

Executive Director for the Jackson-Madison County Airport Authority, Steve Smith, shares their ultimate goal behind the current and future changes.

“McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport has always been a regional airport but now we’re expanding to be a true regional airport. We have letters of support from 21 different entities, counties, businesses all across West Tennessee. So, McKellar-Sipes is going to actually become a regional hub for airport and air travel,” said Smith.

The board is also in discussion on an airport name change.

They want a name that personifies the regional connection their looking for and ties in to West Tennessee.

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