Facilities and Aircraft
McGhee Tyson Airport covers an area of 2,250 acres (910 ha) which contains two parallel runways: 5L/23R measuring 9,005 x 150 ft (2,745 x 46 m) and 5R/23L measuring 9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m).
The FBO (fixed based operator) general aviation facility is operated by TAC Air (formerly Knoxair and Cherokee Aviation).
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2011, the airport had 110,110 aircraft operations, an average of 301 per day: 37% general aviation, 39% air taxi, 16% military and 9% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 174 aircraft based at this airport: 47% single-engine, 34% multi-engine, 18% jet, 1% helicopter and 20% military.
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