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Air Travel

Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport, with 21 non-stop destinations, is a major regional airport. The airport, with 7 major airlines, offers over 140 flights per day. McGhee Tyson provides all commercial airline services including US Customs Port of Entry. There are eight general aviation airports located throughout the region including downtown Knoxville.

Daily, the airport handles commercial airline, air cargo, military aviation and general aviation air traffic. With parallel 9,000 feet runways, McGhee Tyson Airport can accommodate any size aircraft in today's inventory. Located 12 miles south of downtown Knoxville, the airport occupies more than 2,000 acres of land with space for additional air cargo facilities or economic development.

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Flight Details	Click here for pdf version of flight details
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Airline / Carrier	Destinations	Departures	Seats	Aircraft Type
AirTran*	Orlando International	1	117	Boeing 717
Allegiant Air*	St. Petersburg/Clearwater	1	150	MD-80
	Orlando/Sanford	1	150	MD-80
	Ft. Lauderdale	1	150	MD-80
American Eagle	Dallas/Ft. Worth	5	250	ERJ
	Chicago	4	200	ERJ
	Miami	1	50	ERJ
Continental Express	Cleveland	2	100	ERJ
	Houston	4	200	ERJ
	Newark	2	100	ERJ
Delta/Delta Connection	Atlanta	10	500	ERJ/CRJ
	Cincinnati	3	150	ERJ/CRJ
Northwest Airlink	Memphis	3	150	CRJ
	Detroit	3	150	CRJ
	LaGuardia	2	100	CRJ
	Minneapolis	1	50	CRJ
United Express	Chicago	5	250	CRJ/ERJ
	Washington Dulles	4	200	CRJ/ERJ
	Denver	1	66	CRJ
US Airways Express	Charlotte	8	400	CRJ
	Philadelphia	2	100	CRJ
	Washington National	3	150	CRJ
TOTAL		67	3733

Updated November 2009 - Source: Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
*Less than daily service