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McGhee Tyson Airport
IATA: TYS – ICAO: KTYS – FAA: TYS
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
Serves		Knoxville, Tennessee
Location		Alcoa, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL		981 ft / 299 m
Coordinates		35°48′39.5″N, 83°59′38.5″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5L/23R	9,005	2,745	Concrete
5R/23L	9,000	2,743	Asphalt

McGhee Tyson Airport (IATA: TYS, ICAO: KTYS, FAA LID: TYS) is a public airport serving the Knoxville, Tennessee, metropolitan area. It is located in Alcoa, Tennessee, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of downtown Knoxville. The airport is named for Navy pilot McGhee Tyson, lost on patrol in World War I. Commercial service is provided by several major airlines and connection carriers. The airport also serves as a base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing, part of the Tennessee Air National Guard. The Wing operates KC-135 Stratotankers for aerial refueling of military aircraft. Adjacent to the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base is the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Army Aviation Support Facility which operates several OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters. On December 21, 2007, Allegiant Air cited high fuel costs as it announced that it would discontinue service to Las Vegas on February 25, 2008.^[1] Prior to the extreme escalation of the price of fuel, Knoxville was one of Allegiant's strongest Las Vegas markets. Allegiant Air will still offer Knoxville travelers nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando-Sanford, and St. Petersburg/Clearwater on full size jet equipment at low fares.

1 Facilities
2 Airlines and destinations
3 Cargo
4 References
5 External links

Facilities

McGhee Tyson Airport covers 2,250 acres and has two parallel runways:

Runway 5L/23R: 9,005 x 150 ft. (2,745 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 5R/23L: 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

FBO operated by TAC Air.

Airlines and destinations

Allegiant Air - Gate 2 (Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas [ends February 25], Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
American Airlines - Gate 4
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
Delta Air Lines - Gates 1, 3, and 5 (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-LaGuardia)
- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Orlando)
Continental Airlines - Gates 9 and 11
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
Northwest Airlines - Gate 12
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
United Airlines - Gate 7
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
- United Express operated by Trans States Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
US Airways - Gates 8 and 10
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)