 Johnson City is served by Tri-Cities Regional Airport (IATA Code TRI) and Johnson City Airport (0A4) in Watauga.Johnson City is bisected by Interstate 26, which connects the city to Kingsport to the north and Asheville, North Carolina, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the south.Interstate 81 intersects I-26 a northwest of the city center and carries drivers to Knoxville to the southwest and Bristol to the northeast.