HAND-IN-HAND INITIATIVESThe Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport has several initiatives in its 20-year plan that coincide with Brainerd’s revitalization plan. Some of the plans include:• An office building along Brainerd Road• Sidewalked streets along airport property• Greenspace in runway protection zones• Solar panel fieldSource: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
A “Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport” sign sits just off Brainerd Road in front of a parking lot with cracks so large that weeds poke through.
Mike Landguth, president of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, sees promise in rundown area.
He sees a multistory, multipurpose building here some day. That vision — and lots of other ideas — are all within the airport’s 20-year master plan, he said.
“It takes time to implement that vision,” Landguth says, staring out the window of his sport utility vehicle at the weed-veined pavement where a Target once stood.