September 11, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The Smithville Municipal Airport recently passed a state inspection with flying colors.
During Monday night’s monthly meeting, Airport Manager Joe Johnson reported to the mayor and alderman that the airport’s operation license has been renewed through December 31, 2019.
According to Johnson, a recent airport inspection by the Tennessee Department of Transportation found no violations at the airport.
“We got an airport inspection in August and I received on September 5th our state airport license. I am proud of what we have done at the airport. We had no violations or state required corrections. I looked back at all of our old inspections and this is the first time out of all the old records that I could find where we didn’t have something (violations) that required corrections,” said Johnson.
The inspection report did note recommendations for painting the Beacon tower and replacing the wind sock which are slightly faded. Trees are also penetrating 34:1 approaches on runways 6 and 24.
Johnson said plans are underway to apply for grants to paint the Beacon tower and to remove obstructions in the glide paths. He said the wind sock has already been replaced.