McGhee Tyson Airport Totally Explained

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McGhee Tyson Airport is a 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. 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.

Facilities and aircraft

McGhee Tyson Airport covers an area of 2,250 acres (911 ha) which contains two runways: 5L/23R measuring 9,005 x 150 ft. (2,745 x 46 m) and 5R/23L measuring 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m). The FBO (fixed based operator) general aviation facility is operated by TAC Air (formerly Knoxair and Cherokee Aviation).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 138,682 aircraft operations, an average of 379 per day: 41% general aviation, 40% air taxi, 13% military and 6% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 173 aircraft based at this airport: 39% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 13% jet, 1% helicopter and 20% military.

Airport layout

McGhee Tyson Airport has two levels. The top level is accessed via the curbside drop off and the parking garage. The top level is used for ticketing counters, security, gates, and restaurant/shops. It contains a Smoky Mountain theme, complete with faux waterfalls and wood carvings of bears. The bottom level is used for car rental counters, two baggage claims, and airline offices.

Airlines and destinations

Allegiant Air - Gate 2 (Fort Lauderdale, 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 (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Orlando)
- Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta)
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)

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