About McGhee Tyson Airport
McGhee Tyson Airport is classified by OurAirports as a large airport serving Knoxville/Maryville, Tennessee. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KTYS, by the three-letter IATA code TYS, and the four-letter ICAO code KTYS. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 35.8110° N, 83.9940° W, with a published field elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
"McGhee Tyson Airport" is one of 247 public-use airports in Tennessee, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | McGhee Tyson Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Knoxville/Maryville, Tennessee (TN) |
| City and state (page) | Knoxville/Maryville, TN |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KTYS |
| IATA code | TYS |
| ICAO code | KTYS |
| Airport class | large_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 35.8110° N, 83.9940° W |
| Field elevation | 981 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Official airport website | https://flyknowxville.com |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If McGhee Tyson Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Field | Louisville | TN | 44TN / - |
small_airport |
| Sky Ranch Airport | Knoxville | TN | TN98 / - |
small_airport |
| Montvale Airpark | Maryville | TN | TN87 / - |
small_airport |
| Raby Airpark | Farragut | TN | 8TN3 / - |
small_airport |
| Massingale Airport | Lenoir City | TN | 3TN8 / - |
small_airport |
| Mcgraw's Backyard Airport | Greenback | TN | 5TN4 / - |
small_airport |