What's Happening at Big South Fork Airpark

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.

Big South Fork Airpark is conveniently located next to Knoxville, TN which has an amazing variety of arts, music, dance, theater, and historical attractions that complement the area’s unparalleled natural beauty! A lively arts district flourishes in downtown Knoxville where there are more galleries, historic landmarks, museums, and theaters than any other mid-size city in the Southeast. You are invited to join us in exploring everything East Tennessee has to offer! Here is a list of a few events you can come see.

March 19th- The Moody Blues are coming to the Tennessee Theatre. For over thirty years, The Moody Blues have been musical mainstays on concert stages, recordings and the airwaves. Their remarkable consistency has generated the sale of over 55 million albums and created a standard for classic rock music.  Click Here for more info.

January 27th-April 15th, 2012 - Liquid Light: Watercolors from the KMA Collection. This exhibition showcases recently acquired watercolors by East Tennessee artists Thomas Campbell, Charles Krutch, George Galloway, Walter Stevens, Carl Sublett, Richard Clarke, Whitney Leland, and Jered Sprecher, and presents them in the larger context of the museum’s watercolor collection alongside works by Charles Burchfield, Janet Fish, and other internationally known artists. Organized by the KMA. Click Here for more info.

January 20th - March 1st – Curated by Sam Yates and HidekiKimura, professor of art at Kyoto City University of Arts, Redefining the Multiple unites 13 printmakers from Japan who bring the techniques and concepts of printmaking to a wide range of contemporary and traditional media. *Exhibition is continued at the Ewing Gallery on the UT campus. Click Here for more info.

 December 1st — May 15th – U.S. ITER Project. An exhibition, utilizing audiovisuals and interactives, to explain a major international research project with the goal of demonstrating the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. Click Here for more info.

 February 14th – 16th at 7:30 pm - SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life on stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a villain with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. SHREK THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone! Click Here for more infomation.

January 12th — March 30th – Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center: Works by Nancy Roberson. Featuring the work of local fiber artist Nancy Roberson. Come view these exquisite hand-dyed, woven tapestries and shawls, capes and scarves. Click Here for more info.

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.

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.

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We had a great time at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Hartford Connecticut. It was nice meeting everyone who stopped by our booth to chat and schedule their visits to come see us. We look forward to the next AOPA show in 2012. Click Here for more information.

Fly in to Big South Fork Airpark for Labor Day Weekend! We will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and have all the fixins. If your going to be out flying and need a good fuel stop, fly in and come see why we call this place home. Our identifier is SCX, we have a great maintenance facility, great fuel prices no income taxes and low property taxes. No taxes on your plane! You can email us at sales@bsfairpark.com or you can call to reserve a guest room in our beautiful welcome center at (877) BSF-PARK.