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Airport information for Mc Ghee Tyson Airport Country: United States Location: Knoxville Coordinates: 35.48.42N / 083.59.30W IATA Code: TYS Timezone: GMT -5 Direct flights form Mc Ghee Tyson Airport Direct flights to Mc Ghee Tyson Airport Find connecting flights to Mc Ghee Tyson Airport Find connecting flights from Mc Ghee Tyson Airport

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McGhee Tyson Airport (IATA: TYS, ICAO: KTYS, FAA LID: TYS) is a joint civil-military public airport assisting the Knoxville metropolitan area  and turn up about ten land mile (16 kilometre) southward of the central downtown 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 air hose and connexion bearers.

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

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

Facilities and aircraft

McGhee Tyson Airport covers an area  of 2,250 acres (911 ha) which incorporates 2 parallel landing track: 5L/23R measure out 9,005 x 150 foot (2,745 x 46 m) and 5R/23L measure out 9,000 x 150 foot (2,743 x 46 m).

The FBO (fixed ground operator) civil aviation installation is functioned by TAC Air (once Knoxair and Cherokee Aviation).

For the 12-month time period finish December 31, 2007, the airport had 138,682 aircraft functioning, an mean of 379 per solar day: 41% civil aviation, 40% air cab, 13% armed forces and 6% scheduled commercial. At that clip there were 173 aircraft ground at this airport: 39% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 13% jet plane, 1% eggbeater and 20% armed forces.

Airport depot layout

McGhee Tyson Airport has 2 stages. The top stage is get at via the curbside drop off and the parkland garage. The top stage is used for ticketing counters, security, entrances, and eating house/stores. It incorporates a Smoky Mountain topic, complete with faux falls and wood carvings of bears. The underside stage is used for auto renting counters, 2 baggage demands, and air hose business office.

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