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McGhee Tyson Airport is about 14 miles straight south of downtown Knoxville in Alcoa, Tennessee. Its address is 2055 Alcoa Highway, and it sits in Blount County.
During World War II, the airport was a training site for 300 Army Air cadets through a partnership between the military and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Behind the scenes, operating East Tennessee's largest airport is not so straightforward. At 4:30 a.m. every Monday, airfield electrician Sam Knisley scopes out the runway during his weekly ...
McGhee Tyson Airport reported operations were restored but running slower than usual by 9 a.m. July 19 after a global tech ...
From new flights to terminal upgrades, we've got the 411 on McGhee Tyson.
A small general aviation airport on an island near downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, has captured the hearts of local community members, volunteers, and pilots who are banding together to improve it.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — McGhee Tyson Airport will soon be working on infrastructure improvements to meet the needs of a growing region according to a spokesperson for the airport. As East ...
It was a changing of the guard and an extension of the Guard on Wednesday during the July meeting of the Metropolitan ...
The airport held a ceremony this morning including a water cannon for the flight to Knoxville, Tennessee. Allegiant's first flight from there arrived just after 9am Friday.
In 1963, the city of Knoxville purchased the airport for $175,000 from Mary Ellen Wattenbarger, widow of Henry Wattenbarger, president of U.S. Flying Services and longtime owner of the island.