McGhee Tyson Airport
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McGhee Tyson Airport

McGhee Tyson Airport, 2008
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 Location of the McGhee Tyson Airport
Airport typePublic
OwnerMetropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
ServesKnoxville, Tennessee
LocationAlcoa, Tennessee
Elevation299 m (981 ft)
Statistics2007
Aircraft operations138682
Based aircraft173

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McGhee Tyson Airport is a joint civil-military public airport serving the Knoxville metropolitan area and located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Knoxville, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority. Commercial service is provided by several major airlines and connection carriers.

The airport is named for United States Navy pilot Charles McGhee Tyson, lost on patrol in World War I.

The airport also serves as the home of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, an air base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing (134 ARW) of the Tennessee Air National Guard.

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Crash closes three lanes of Alcoa Highway near airport - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--By News Sentinel staff KNOXVILLE - A car-truck accident near -McGhee Tyson Airport- this afternoon forced the closure of both southbound lanes of Alcoa ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:39:21 GMT+00:00
McGhee Tyson courting Southwest - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)--Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority officials are in talks with Southwest Airlines about the low-fare airline expanding into -McGhee Tyson Airport- as ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:41:46 GMT+00:00
McElroy: Discount airline welcome in Knoxville - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--AirTran already flies out of -McGhee Tyson Airport-, and if the Southwest deal goes through, jets with red tail stripes and flight attendants in khaki shorts ... - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:34:25 GMT+00:00
Art briefs: Oct. 24 - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--The work of 30 artists from Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois is part of the newest "Arts in the Airport" exhibit at -McGhee Tyson Airport-. ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:09:43 GMT+00:00
Knoxville woman killed in Alcoa Highway accident - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--They only need to be reminded that when arriving at or taking off from -McGhee Tyson-, the drive has always been the most dangerous part of the trip by far. ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:15:59 GMT+00:00
Honor Air's 8th flight: monumental - WVLT Tweet this news
WVLT--124 veterans from East Tennessee started gathering at 6:30 this morning at -McGhee Tyson Airport- for a special send-off . It's HonorAir's 8th trip, ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:44:55 GMT+00:00
Volunteers stuff orange bags with Blount Co. litter for unique display - WBIR-TV Tweet this news
WBIR-TV--"We find little items - cigarette butts, candy wrappers, things like that," said Brooke Jacobs, a student at the NCO Academy at the -McGhee Tyson- Air ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:31:59 GMT+00:00
Bag it up -- in orange - Blount Today Tweet this news
Blount Today---...- in Big Orange trash bags, which will be used to form a 40-feet by 40-feet Power T symbol on the lawn of -McGhee Tyson Airport- from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:03:56 GMT+00:00
600 turn out to greet World War II veterans - Maryville Daily Times Tweet this news
Maryville Daily Times--A crowd estimated at 600 people crowded the concourse at -McGhee Tyson Airport- Wednesday night to welcome home 124 East Tennessee World War II veterans from ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:24:39 GMT+00:00
124 veterans to take HonorAir trip Wednesday - Maryville Daily Times Tweet this news
Maryville Daily Times--The veterans will arrive back at -McGhee Tyson Airport- at 8 pm Wednesday. Eddie Mannis, president of Prestige Cleaners and chairman of HonorAir, said, ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:04:34 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
AirTran AirwaysOrlando
Allegiant AirFort Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Punta Gorda-Ft. Myers, Myrtle Beach
American Eagle AirlinesAmerican Eagle
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet AirlinesCleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Delta Air LinesAtlanta
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast AirlinesAtlanta
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua AirlinesCincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Delta Connection operated by ComairAtlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle AirlinesAtlanta, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia
Delta Connection operated by Shuttle AmericaAtlanta
United Express operated by ExpressJet AirlinesChicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by Mesa AirlinesChicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by SkyWest AirlinesChicago-O'Hare, Denver
United Express operated by Trans States AirlinesChicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles
US Airways Express operated by Mesa AirlinesCharlotte
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont AirlinesCharlotte
US Airways Express operated by PSA AirlinesCharlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
5L/23R9,005 (2,745)Concrete
5R/23L9,000 (2,743)Asphalt



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