AirportsMcGhee Tyson Airport is a large airport serving Knoxville/Maryville, in Tennessee, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TYS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TYS
- ICAO code
- KTYS
- City
- Knoxville/Maryville
- State or region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.8110° N, 83.9940° W
- Elevation
- 299 m (981 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TYS means McGhee Tyson Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTYS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.8110° N, 83.9940° W. It stands 299 metres (981 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
McGhee Tyson Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 128.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 05R/23L | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Asheville Regional AirportAsheville | AVL | 138 km |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga | CHA | 139 km |
| Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA AirportBlountville | TRI | 160 km |
| Greenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville/Greer/Spartanburg | GSP | 190 km |
| DeKalb Peachtree AirportAtlanta | PDK | 217 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,589 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,442 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,996 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,564 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,040 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,130 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,801 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,878 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,046 km | 18 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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