Airport vendor requirements in Tennessee

Vendors at McGhee Tyson sign an Aviation Business Permit with the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA), which costs $500 to apply and $100 each January. The permit sets a floor of $1M combined single limit airport liability (including products) and $1M auto, with MKAA as additional insured. The permit template dates from 2010 and activity-specific limits come from minimum standards we could not find for TYS.

MNAA rules say no one may do paid work on airport property without a lease, contract, permit or other agreement with the Authority, and everyone on the AOA needs a badge or a badged escort. Car services that access BNA more than twice a month need a Ground Transportation Permit ($50 application) with $1M general liability and $500K auto, Authority as additional insured. BNA's own minimum standards for aeronautical service operators were not found online, so confirm vendor terms with MNAA or the FBO.