MTSU Aerospace Campus

The Aerospace Campus project will provide a new immersive and collaborative campus environment at the Shelbyville Municipal Airport to serve the MTSU Aerospace Department.

Established in 1942, the MTSU Aerospace Department is a signature program that provides over 1,100 students training in five aerospace concentrations. Included in the scope is approximately 86,350 square feet of educational space consisting of an estimated 56,110 square foot academic building with modern classroom, class laboratory, flight briefing, administrative, and support spaces, along with a 30,240 square foot maintenance hangar building required to maintain the MTSU aircraft fleet. The 20-acre site is located along Highway 231 and just west of the Shelbyville Municipal Airport. This parcel will initially be a lease with an option to purchase the area of land with the majority of the MTSU Aerospace Campus improvements for the Professional Pilot and Aviation Maintenance Aerospace concentrations. The remainder of the land will support MTSU flight operations, including an aircraft maintenance hangar and aircraft tie-down / apron space, and will need to be located within the security perimeter of the airport per FAA regulations. This area will remain a long-term lease. The site master planning will include an area for future development to support the growth of the MTSU Aerospace programs.