Airports / Tennessee / MMI
McMinn County Airport
KMMI / MMIAthens, TennesseeELEV 875 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
McMinn County Airport (KMMI / MMI) is a general aviation field serving Athens, Tennessee. The airport sits 875 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MMI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP, 36 nm), McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS, 37 nm), and Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA, 38 nm).
Charter pricing from MMI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Athens.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Good and helpful people, comfortable terminal, decent fuel prices, runway in excellent condition.”
David Glass5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Good and helpful people, comfortable terminal, decent fuel prices, runway in excellent condition.”
David Glass5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Good and helpful people, comfortable terminal, decent fuel prices, runway in excellent condition.”
David Glass5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for McMinn County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KMMI
IATA
MMI
FAA / Local
MMI
Elevation
875 ft
Coordinates
35.3973° N · 84.5626° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TN fields
state range 320–1,953 ft
At 875 ft, MMI sits higher than 50% of the 26 Tennessee fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmKRHPWestern Carolina Regional AirportAndrews
- 37nmTYSMcGhee Tyson AirportKnoxville/Maryville
- 38nmCHAChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga
- 42nmCSVCrossville Memorial Airport Whitson FieldCrossville
- 69nmRMGRichard B Russell AirportRome
- 83nmKRYYCobb County International Airport-McCollum FieldAtlanta
Location
Open the full mapKMMI · McMinn County Airport · Athens, TN
From the ramp
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