Notice of Request To Release Property at the Smyrna Airport, Smyrna, TN (MQY)
The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on a request by the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority (S/RCAA) on behalf of the Smyrna Airport, to rele...
The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on a request by the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority (S/RCAA) on behalf of the Smyrna Airport, to release 14.67 acres of property and a 1956 hangar at the Smyrna Airport from federal obligations.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Comments on this notice may be emailed to the FAA at the following email address: FAA/Memphis Airports District Office, Attn: Jamal R. Stovall, Lead Community Planner,
Jamal.Stovall@faa.gov.
In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must bemailed or delivered to Mr. Evan Lester, Executive Director, Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority at the following address: 278 Doug Warpoole Rd., Smyrna, TN 37167.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamal R. Stovall, Lead Community Planner, Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis Airports District Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 38118-2482,
Jamal.Stovall@faa.gov.
The application may be reviewed in person at this same location, by appointment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the request to release property for disposal at the Smyrna Airport (MQY), 278 Doug Warpoole Rd., Smyrna, TN 37167, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The FAA determined that the request to release property at the Smyrna Airport (MQY) submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the release of this property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice.
The request consists of the following:
The S/RCAA has requested the release and disposal (sale) of approximately 14.67 acres of MQY property and a 1956 hangar to the State of Tennessee. The 14.67 acres and 1956 hangar being requested for release and disposal (sale), was transferred to the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) under the authority of Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and the Surplus Property Act of 1944. The airport was subsequently transferred to the S/RCAA by MNAA through a Quitclaim deed dated May 15, 1991. The purpose of the requested release and disposal to the State of Tennessee is to enable the relocation of the 118th Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard (TANG) from the Nashville International Airport (BNA) to MQY This action is taken under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).
Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office listed above under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request, notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the Smyrna Airport.
Issued in Memphis, Tennessee on August 4, 2026.
Rans Black,
Acting Manager, Memphis Airports District Office, Southern Region.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 51216
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“Notice of Request To Release Property at the Smyrna Airport, Smyrna, TN (MQY),” thefederalregister.org (August 7, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-16107/notice-of-request-to-release-property-at-the-smyrna-airport-smyrna-tn-mqy.
49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2)