Airports / Tennessee / SYI
Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport
KSYI / SYIShelbyville, TennesseeELEV 801 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#11 / 25
Tennessee airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 35 Google ratings — ranked against 25 rated TN fields.
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Smyrna Airport (MQY) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI / SYI) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 801 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 SYI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Smyrna Airport (MQY, 27 nm), Nashville International Airport (BNA, 36 nm), and Redstone Army Air Field (HUA, 54 nm).
Charter pricing from SYI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Shelbyville.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Staff is always friendly and super punctual with fueling!”
Austin Janes5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“The airport staff are very caring workers.”
Surviving Simply5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSYI
IATA
SYI
FAA / Local
SYI
Elevation
801 ft
Coordinates
35.5601° N · 86.4425° 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 801 ft, SYI sits lower 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.
- 27nmMQYSmyrna AirportSmyrna
- 36nmBNANashville International AirportNashville
- 54nmHUARedstone Army Air FieldRedstone Arsnl Huntsville
- 58nmHSVHuntsville International AirportHuntsville
- 68nmCHAChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga
- 70nmCSVCrossville Memorial Airport Whitson FieldCrossville
Location
Open the full mapKSYI · Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport · Shelbyville, TN
From the ramp
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