# Military Bases in Tennessee: All 16 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Tennessee has 16 military bases (2.1% of the US), #14 by count and #30 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in Tennessee

Tennessee has **16 military bases**: 2.1% of the US total of 767\. That ranks **#14 by count** and **#30 per person** (0.22 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Tennessee has 16 military bases, 2.1% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #14 of 51 by count and #30 per person (0.22 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is Fort Campbell, at 104,879 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#30

national rank (per capita)

16

military bases

0.22

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Tennessee: 16 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/tennessee.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 16 military bases in Tennessee

| #  | Name                           | Details                            |
| -- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| 1  | Arnold Air Force Base          | Air Force · 38,978 acres           |
| 2  | Chattanooga (VAAP) USARC       | Army Reserve · 13 acres            |
| 3  | Fort Campbell                  | Army · 104,879 acres               |
| 4  | Holston Army Ammunition Plant  | Army · 6,070 acres                 |
| 5  | McGhee Tyson Airport           | Air National Guard · 367 acres     |
| 6  | Memphis IAP                    | Air National Guard · 119 acres     |
| 7  | Milan AAP                      | Army · 22,511 acres                |
| 8  | Nashville IAP                  | Air National Guard · 88 acres      |
| 9  | NAVSUPPACT Midsouth Memphis TN | Navy · 1,041 acres                 |
| 10 | NG Jackson Airport Armory      | Army National Guard · 64 acres     |
| 11 | NG Johnson City Gray           | Army National Guard · 108 acres    |
| 12 | NG Nashville                   | Army National Guard · 61 acres     |
| 13 | NG VTS Milan                   | Army National Guard · 18,638 acres |
| 14 | NG VTS Smyrna                  | Army National Guard · 863 acres    |
| 15 | Northside Mid-South            | Navy · 419 acres                   |
| 16 | NSWC Carderock Div             | Navy · 22 acres                    |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

## Cite this

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