Workers brave the chill to put the final touches on the new Cleveland Regional Jetport terminal. Officials expect the facility to be operational late next week. A grand opening is scheduled for Friday.CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Aviation officials announced Friday that the Cleveland Regional Jetport is nearing operational status.
The new airport should be operational by late Wednesday or early Thursday, said Mark Fidler, director of marketing and operations. A grand opening is scheduled Friday.
Earlier in the week, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland addressed the significance of the launch of the jetport, located on Dry Valley Road in northern Bradley County.
"To illustrate the growing importance and rise in air travel, Hamilton County has three airports, Polk County has two and we have one -- which is the worst and most unsafe," Rowland said of the older Hardwick Field.
