Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport
Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport, (John F. Outlaw Field) or simply Outlaw Field, is seven miles northwest of Clarksville, in Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the city of Clarksville and Montgomery County and is near Fort Campbell. History. It opened in 1937 as a private airport. It was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and became known as Clarksville Army Airfield. It was established as a sub-base for the larger Campbell Army Airfield in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was activated on 1 June  1942 as a primary basic flying training (level 1) airfield. It conducted flying training until inactivated on 31 October 1945. It remained inactive until transferred to USAF Tactical Air Command on 31 March 1946 and remained under USAF control until 1959 when the Air Force turned over all airport facilities to the United States Army. In 1960 it returned to public airport status. Ozark Airlines stopped at Clarksville 1955 to 1979. Facilities. Outlaw Field covers at an elevation of 550 feet (168 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and 5/23  is 4,004 by 100 feet. December 15, 2009 the airport had 20,600 aircraft operations, average 56 per day: 89% general aviation, 10% military and 1% air taxi. 40 aircraft were then based at the airport: 75% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 2.5% jet and 2.5% helicopter. In 2017, a $12.9 million modernization project began. It included the reconstruction of Runway 17-35 and the parallel taxiway, modernization of the airfield lighting and NAVAIDS, and improvement of drainage features. The modernization project was completed in 2019 and allows for heavier aircraft to utilize the airport. Future. The terminal was reconstructed  in 2011; groundbreaking was on December 17, 2010. The terminal was fully reconstructed by spring 2012.