McGhee Tyson Airport (IATA: TYS, ICAO: KTYS, FAA LID: TYS) is a public/military airport 12 miles south of Knoxville, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee. It is named for United States Navy pilot Charles McGhee Tyson, who was killed in World War I. Owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, it is served by several major airlines and employs about 2,700 people. It is a 30-minute drive to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The airport is the home of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, an air base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing (134 ARW) of the Tennessee Air National Guard.
| Official Website: | http://www.tys.org/ |
| Wikipedia link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGhee_Tyson_Airport |
| Airnav link: | http://airnav.com/airport/KTYS |
| Contact Number: | +1 865-342-3000 |
| Airport Address: | 2055 Alcoa Hwy, Alcoa, TN 37701, United States |