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Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)
Airport Information
(Knoxville, Tennessee - TN, USA)
 A gateway to East Tennessee, Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is a popular airport due to its proximity to the famous country music city of Knoxville. Located within Blounty County and close to Alcoa, Green Meadow, Maryville and Rockford, McGhee Tyson Airport is also a prominent gateway into the exclusive tourist resort of Gatlinburg, the entrance to the spectacular Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Knoxville Airport is the premier air facility in the whole of East Tennessee and serves almost two million passengers on a yearly basis, handling a mixture of cargo and civil flights. Currently the airport directly employs a staff of round 150, features two parallel runways both measuring 2,740 metres / 9,000 feet, and covers approximately 2,000 acres / 800 hectares. The facility is managed by the MKAA (Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority), a non-profit organisation founded in the late 1970s.
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Visitors can choose between local buses, commercial and courtesy shuttles, taxis and limousines for travel between McGhee Tyson Airport and destinations in and around Knoxville. These include the World's Fair Park area and also the nearby University of Tennessee (UT), home to around 26,000 students. All the main car rental agencies have booths at the airport and fleets on standby, linking Knoxville's Airport with surrounding towns and cities, such as Atlanta, Chattanooga and Greenville.
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) Information: History and Facilities
Knoxville's airport enjoys a long ad rich history, which begins in 1929, when the city acquired around 60 acres / 24 hectares of land on the southerly outskirts. Named after Charles McGhee Tyson, a former Knoxville resident and Navy Lieutenant, McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) was initially just a small private airfield.
However, in the early 1930s, the fortunes of the airport were about the change for the better, since the nearby Sutherland Avenue Airport was no longer able to cope with increasing traffic. Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport was chosen as its replacement in 1935 and soon expanded. 30 years later, annual passenger levels were approaching 600,000 per year, rising to just over one million in 1986, and steadily increasing ever since.
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport is situated around 12 miles / 19 km south of central Knoxville and features a large terminal, which contains a bank and ATMs (automated teller machines), Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the airport building and telecommunication facilities. There is also a wide range of places to eat and drink at McGhee Tyson, as well as a gift shop and a newsagent.
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) Information: About Knoxville Tourism
Knoxville was once the territorial capital and is today famed for its connections with country music and rodeos. The city also has an excellent zoo, some great performing arts and sporting venues, as well as several quality museums and galleries, such as the science-related East Tennessee Discovery Center and the acclaimed Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. The east Tennessee area has plenty of great day or overnight trip options, with favorite destinations being Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Many visitors flying into McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) immediately head straight to the nearby Dixie Stampede and enormous Dollywood theme park. Located in Pigeon Forge, next to the Great Smoky Mountains and to the southeast of Knoxville, Dollywood is full of roller coasters, fast rides, a working steam train and even occasional appearances from Dolly Parton, the park's amiable owner.
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