Tag Archives: Manager Dean Selby

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport one of 21 airports statewide benefiting from a T-DOT asphalt preservation plan. Manager Dean Selby said the project will strip, reseal and stripe runways, aprons and taxiways. “Last year, T-DOT went through and they did a pavement assessment with all the airports and they categorized them in terms of the least important to the most ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport wants to add more tee hangars to its facility to accommodate the volume of pilots coming to the area. Tee hangars are T shaped storage units placed in rows meant for individual aircraft. Manager Dean Selby said the current lack of storage is forcing the airport to turn away business. “Right now, I got about ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Airport has updated its airport zoning map. The zoning map sets height restrictions for infrastructures built around the airport. Manager Dean Selby said the airspace is reevaluated every 10 years to match the layout plan. “When that pilot is flying in, and we are talking about instrument conditions,” Selby said. “When the ceiling is at 200 hundred ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport has a new traffic control plan for the airport to reduce the risk of accidents. Manager Dean Selby said the airport has made agreements with several aircraft operators to not allow vehicles within 100 feet of an aircraft. Selby said an accident would occur eventually if traffic precautions were not implemented. “We are kinda modifying the ... Read More »