What's Happening at Big South Fork Airpark

Jim and Dawn Curley from Missouri City, TX have started construction on their dream home at Big South Fork Airpark. They have a Satterwhite log home package with two large fireplaces, custom cabinets and floors, granite counter tops, natural tile showers and built in closets. Their future home is being built by our partner general contractor, Carolina Contractors, Inc. For more information on the Curleys project, please contact Chris Donald at chrisdonald@bsfairpark.com.

Everyone at Big South Fork Airpark had a great time at Sun-n-Fun! We had a nice crowd this year and lots of folks asking about information about the Airpark. We have many tours booked for spring so if you are planning on visiting, please contact us to reserve your spot! Congrats again to Wolfgang Schuele for wining our Sun-n-Fun challenge. Wolfgang was the 25th person to mention our newsletter and won a BP gas card. Thanks again to everyone who came by our booth!

U.S. Sport Aviation EXPO in Sebring set records for attendance and traffic according to organizers. The weather was perfect and for 2 hours on sat, Sebring was one of the busiest airports in the nation. We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth and are looking forward to seeing all the folks we met at the show here at Big South Fork Airpark! Click Here for more information.

Fly in the Big South Fork Airpark 24/7! We have one of the safest airparks in the country. Our Runway 5/23 is full of great features.

• 1. 5,500 feet long, 75 feet wide
• 2. Four instrument approaches with PAPI and ODALS
• 3. AWOS-3 on the field on freq 135.02 or (423) 569-6651
• 4. Great prices on Jet-A and 100-LL
• 5. Major airframe and powerplant services provided by ATS, a local maintenance company.
• 6. New FBO.

For more information call (877) BSF-PARK or email us at sales@bsfairpark.com.

Are you planning on flying this holiday season? Be sure to stop by and say hello or stay the night and tour the airpark and surrounding area. We will be in the office during the holidays except for December 23rd – 27th. Our office hours are Monday – Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Sat 10:00am to 4:00pm and Sun 10:00am to 4:00pm. Be sure to make an appointment so we can be available for you. Contact us by phone (877) BSF-PARK or by email, sales@bsfairpark.com.

We would like to Congratulate Bob Osvold for winning our iPad2 give away. It was great meeting everyone at the show and letting them know why Big South Fork Airpark is a great fit for them and their aircraft. This year is turning out to be one of our best years and we would like to share it with the Citation Jet Pilots Association. For more information, Click Here.

We would like to congratulate Leisa Finley from Wetumpka, Alabama for being the winner of our iPad give away contest! Way to go Leisa and have fun with your new iPad2. Everyone at Big South Fork Airpark had a great time at the NBAA 64th Annual Meeting & Convention in LasVegas, NV. We had an amazing turnout with tons people asking about the airpark and scheduling tours to come see us. This has been one of the best shows we have had so far!

The 8^th Annual Wings Over Big South Fork Air & Car Show was a big hit! The air show was full of fighter jets, war birds, stunt planes and the Remote Area Medical DC-3 and parachute team. Thanks to all of our residents and visitors for a great airshow! We had a great time during our annual airshow dinner at our welcome center and it was nice meeting with all of the new visitors. We can’t wait until next years Annual Wings Over Big South Fork Air & Car Show! Click Here for more information.

Join us for the 5th Annual Louie Bluie Festival Celebrating the Life of Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong. The festival will be held on October 1, 2011 from 10am – 7:45pm at the Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, TN.

This all-day family-fun festival features three stages of music including traditional Old-time, Blues, Gospel, Mountain Jazz, and Bluegrass, plus storytelling and theater and our Kid’s Fun Zone with lots of activities for the children.  High quality art and handmade crafts will be sold in the Craft Village, and a judged Art and Quilt Show will be in the Recreation Center.   Regional food vendors will be serving up a mouthwatering array of authentic Southern cooking, East Tennessee style.

The Louie Bluie Festival is named in honor of Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong (1909-2003), a LaFollette native and internationally acclaimed string band musician who grew up in LaFollette in the 1920s and became one of the nation’s finest string band musicians, as well as artist, storyteller, and writer.

CLICK HERE for more information.