Collegedale Municipal Airport

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Collegedale Municipal Airport (Linn Field)
IATA: n/a - ICAO: n/a - FAA: 3M3
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Collegedale
Serves		Collegedale, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL		860 ft (262.1 m)
Coordinates		35°02′35.26″N, 85°01′18.81″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
3/21	4,700	1,433	Asphalt

Collegedale Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3M3), also known as Linn Field, is a general aviation airport in the city of Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

Begun as a flying club in 1965 by pilot and mechanic John Linn and Elsworth McKee—son of the founders of the McKee Foods Corporation, the Collegedale Airport was originally a 1,200-foot grass strip on a farm. It was purchased by pilot-entrepreneur Aubrey Kinzer in 1969 and turned into a commercial venture with a flight school, rental aircraft, and aircraft maintenance. In 1972, the City of Collegedale obtained the property, and over the years the asphalt paved runway has been extended to 4,700 feet (1400 m) from its nominal 3,500-foot (1150 m) length and widened to 75 feet (23 m) with a parallel taxiway.

In 1995, the airport was rededicated and renamed Linn Field in honor of John Linn. Renovations and additions to the terminal, lobby, and Fixed Base Operations (FBO) office was completed in 2003 with plans to include a restaurant. The restaurant failed.

The airport offers rental and maintenance services and is open every day from 8:30 a.m. until dark, except for a half day on Christmas.

Collegedale Municipal Airport does not provide scheduled commercial service. However, charter service is provided by Aviation Specialists, Inc, a private company located at the airport, that offers flight instruction and a banner towing operation. Collegedale Municipal is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state of Tennessee with an average of 120 aircraft stationed there. It won the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission's "Airport of the Year" award in 2003.

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