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Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), located in Blountville, TN serves the tri-city area of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City, TN, as well as the southeastern United States including portions of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Western North Carolina.
Major airports near Ridgely, Tennessee: 1  The nearest major airport is McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL / KMKL). This airport has domestic flights from Jackson, Tennessee and is 69 miles from the center of Ridgely, TN. Another major airport is Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR / KJBR), which has domestic flights from Jonesboro, Arkansas and is 97 miles from Ridgely, TN.