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In 1968, McGhee Tyson built a new air cargo facility; a new passenger terminal opened in 1974, a few years after runway 18/36 closed. Four years later, the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) was established. In 1990, runway 5R/23L was rebuilt to 9,000 feet (2,700 m).
Knoxville's airport is growing. Here's your guide for all things McGhee Tyson, your gateway to East Tennessee, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge!
Downtown Island Airport was established in 1930 by Tom Kesterson as a makeshift facility named Island Airport, located on Dickinson's Island in the Tennessee River. Kesterson was one of Knoxville's earliest aviators. He hoped the private airport, which had a 4,000-foot (1,200 m) runway, would attract commercial air service to Knoxville.
This is a list of airports in Tennessee (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
It's too early for the airport to make decisions that far in advance, but White said McGhee Tyson hopes it's a 50-year solution for Knoxville's growth. Knox County is expected to add 80,000 people ...
As McGhee Tyson Airport rounds out a year of record growth in air service and passenger traffic, its leaders are looking ahead to 2024, when it will kick off a period of major construction that ...
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (IATA: TYS, ICAO: KTYS, FAA LID: TYS) is a joint military facility located at McGhee Tyson Airport. [1] It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Knoxville, near Alcoa, Tennessee. It was the site of McGhee Tyson Air Force Base from 1952 until 1960.
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