McGhee Tyson Airport
McGhee Tyson Airport is a public/military airport 12 miles south of Knoxville, in Alcoa, Tennessee. It is named for United States Navy pilot Charles McGhee Tyson, who was killed in World War I.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 951 feet (290 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code TYS
- …has the ICAO airport code KTYS
- …has the FAA airport code TYS
- …is operated by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
- Description: airport
- Also known as“Knoxville Municipal Airport”“KTYS”“McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base”“McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)”“TYS”
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McGhee Tyson Airport
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Latitude
35.80981° or 35° 48′ 35″ north
Longitude
-83.99644° or 83° 59′ 47″ west
Open location code
867RR253+WC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway = aerodrome
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“McGhee Tyson Airport” goes by many names.
McGhee Tyson LughaweAfrikaans
Mc Ghee Tyson AirportCebuano
諾克斯維爾Chinese
麥吉泰森机场Chinese
麥吉泰森機場Chinese
麥基泰臣機場Chinese
麦吉·泰森机场Chinese
McGhee Tyson AirportDutch
KTYSIndonesian
TYSIndonesian
マギー・タイソン空港Japanese
マクギー・タイソン空港Japanese
मॅकघी टायसन विमानतळMarathi
Shádiʼááhjí Joołdahsiʼą́ądi chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígiNavajo
McGhee Tyson lufthavnNorwegian
McGhee Tyson lufthavnNorwegian Bokmål
KTYSPersian
TYSPersian
فرودگاه مکگی تایسنPersian
Aeroportul McGhee TysonRomanian
Фурудгоҳи макгий тоиснTajik
مکگیی ٹائسن ہوائی اڈاUrdu
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