AIR SERVICE:

Nearest General Aviation:

Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport

"Shelbyville Municipal Airport accommodates 100 flights each day and houses more than 50 planes."~Images of Bedford County Magazine

Location Identifier: SYI

Distance from City: 5 miles N

Runway Length: 5,003 feet

Surface: Asphalt

Lighting: MIRL/PAPI

Fuel: 100LL/Jet A

Repair: Major

Transportation: Taxi, Rental and Courtesy Car

Nearest Commercial Service:

Nashville International Airport

 Location Identifier: BNA

Served by 13 airlines; operating 346 average daily flights to

62 markets and 42 non-stop markets (as of January 2011).


HIGHWAYS:

U.S Highways: 41A and 231

State Highways: 16, 64, 82, 130, and 10

Nearest Interstate: 25 miles to access Interstate 24


COMMON CARRIERS:

Air Freight Companies: None

 Motor Freight Companies: 13

Terminal Facilities: 2

Bus Services – Inter-City

Local: Yes            Carrier Service: Yes

 
RAILROADS SERVED BY:

 Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad

 
NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS:

River: Cumberland

 Channel Depth: 9 feet

Nearest Port Facility: Nashville

 Miles: 55

 

 

quick facts

  • Bedford County boasts a strong and qualified workforce, filling more than 4,000 manufacturing and related jobs.
  • Shelbyville Municipal Airport accommodates 100 flights each day and houses more than 50 planes.
  • Shelbyville ranked one of the state’s top 25 most business-friendly communities according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research's 2007 study.    ~Images of Bedford County Magazine