Murfreesboro Airport Director Chad Gehrke acknowledged town council’s assist and funding of town’s rising airport as components contributing to being named the ‘2023 Airport of the Yr’ by the Tennessee Aeronautics Fee.
Gehrke and Murfreesboro Airport Fee Vice Chair Cannon Loughry offered the award to Mayor Shane McFarland in the course of the March 14 Council Workshop assembly on the airport.
Additionally, the Tennessee Aviation Affiliation acknowledged Airport Director Chad Gehrke for Excellent Contributions to Common Aviation in Tennessee. The awards have been formally offered to Gehrke on March 5 in the course of the annual Tennessee Airports Convention.
“This Airport of the Yr award is a credit score to the airport group,” stated Mayor Shane McFarland. “On behalf of the Metropolis Council, I need to acknowledge Chad Gehrke for his excellent management and a focus to element in coordinating with quite a few companions to enhance operations and security at our airport. Our group continues to indicate how laborious work and dedication to excellence results in recognition from the aviation group.”
“Our group is grateful and really happy with this recognition from the Tennessee Aeronautics Fee of the Tennessee Division of Transportation,” stated Murfreesboro Municipal Airport Director Chad Gehrke. “As in any giant endeavor, it’s not one particular person however many individuals who must be recommended for the work ensuing on this recognition. That features the Airport Fee, Metropolis workers, elected officers, and experience from consultants.”
The Murfreesboro Airport was acknowledged for a number of initiatives which have been accomplished over the previous few years which embrace:
- New Enterprise Middle and Terminal
- Completion of a Security and Capability Examine
- Set up of the primary plane operations knowledge counter within the state (Virtower)
- Profitable software to the FAA to be included within the Federal Contract Tower program
- Completion of a serious airfield pavement restore and rehabilitation venture
- Buy of properties within the Runway Safety Zone
- Completion of a Tennessee Financial Improvement Undertaking which included the development of a 19,000-square-foot hangar and places of work to help in further job creation and enlargement of plane upkeep and avionics enterprise
Additionally talked about was the FAA formally recognizing the Murfreesboro Airport on Oct. 17, 2023, with the Federal Aviation Administration Southern Area Common Aviation Airport Security Award at their annual convention in July. The award was offered to John Saalwaechter, Tennessee Division of Transportation Director of Aeronautics, on behalf of the airport.
Murfreesboro joins current Award winners in Tennessee, together with Higher Cumberland Regional Airport (2022) and Nashville Worldwide Airport (2021). Earlier Airport of the Yr Award winners can be found on the Tennessee Division of Transportation web site at https://tinyurl.com/43hu4xmx.
The popularity of Airport Director Chad Gehrke and his contributions to Common Aviation in Tennessee was additionally offered by the Board of Administrators of the Tennessee Aviation Affiliation (TAA). The TAA assists the 74 Common Aviation airports and their workers with state businesses and elected officers on issues coping with Common Aviation airports. Gehrke is previous president of the TAA and presently serves because the Secretary on the Board of Administrators.
Gehrke said, “Tennessee’s Common Aviation airports are extraordinarily vital to the economic system not just for the communities they serve however your entire state with an financial advantage of $20.5 billion in accordance with an financial influence examine carried out by the State of Tennessee in 2019,” including, “These airports situated everywhere in the state are house to air ambulance operations, create hundreds of extremely expert jobs, and are the place our nation’s subsequent era of pilots are educated. Additionally they function a essential hyperlink within the provide chain for corporations like Nissan and Common Motors.”
For extra info, contact the Airport Workplace at 615-848-3254. Go to the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport webpage at https://tinyurl.com/yc79hsur.
