McGhee Tyson Airport

McGhee Tyson Airport is a public/military airport 12 miles south of , in . It is named for United States Navy pilot Charles McGhee Tyson, who was killed in World War I.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “Flughafen Knoxville McGhee Tyson”, “Knoxville Municipal Airport”, “KTYS”, “McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base”, “McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)”, “TYS”, “فرودگاه مک گی تایسن”, “マギー・タイソン空港”, “麥吉泰森机场”, “麥吉泰森機場”, “麥基泰臣機場”, and “麦吉·泰森机场”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Alcoa High School.

School building
is a 9-12 public high school located in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alcoa and Armona.

Town
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is a city in , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of .

McGhee Tyson Airport

Latitude
35.80981° or 35° 48′ 35″ north
Longitude
-83.99644° or 83° 59′ 47″ west
Elevation
951 feet (290 metres)
Operator
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
IATA airport code
TYS
ICAO airport code
KTYS
FAA airport code
TYS
Open location code
867RR253+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224518629
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
4640648
Wiki­data ID
Q651495
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“McGhee Tyson Airport” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “McGhee Tyson Lughawe”
  • Afrikaans: “McGhee Tyson-lughawe”
  • Cebuano: “Mc Ghee Tyson Airport”
  • Chinese: “諾克斯維爾”
  • Dutch: “McGhee Tyson Airport”
  • French: “aéroport McGhee Tyson”
  • French: “Aéroport McGhee Tyson”
  • German: “McGhee Tyson Airport”
  • Japanese: “マクギー・タイソン空港”
  • Marathi: “मॅकघी टायसन विमानतळ”
  • Navajo: “Shádiʼááhjí Joołdahsiʼą́ądi chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “McGhee Tyson lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “McGhee Tyson lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه مک‌گی تایسن”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul McGhee Tyson”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto McGhee Tyson”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи мак‌гий тоисн”
  • Urdu: “مکگیی ٹائسن ہوائی اڈا”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Benford Heights Addition and Springbrook.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base and Mentor Community Park.

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Worth a closer look: Nashville and Memphis.

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