Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (TYS)

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TYS
Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (TYS)
Knoxville, TN
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier TYS
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 083-59-38.5000W/35-48-39.5000N
-83.994028/35.810972 (Estimated)
Elevation 981 ft / 299.01 m (Surveyed)
Land 2250 acres
From nearest city 10 nautical miles S of Knoxville, TN
Location Blount County, TN
Magnetic Variation 03W (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner Metro Knoxville Arpt Auth
Address Mc Ghee Tyson Airport
Alcoa, TN 37701
Phone number 865-342-3000
Manager William F. Marrison
Address P.o. Box 15600
Knoxville, TN 37901
Phone number 865-342-3088
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower Yes
Lighting Schedule SS-SR
Beacon Color Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Atlanta
Region ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC ZTL - Atlanta
Tie-in FSS BNA - Nashville
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility TYS (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date I C S 05/1973
Federal Agreements NGPY3
Airport Communications
UNICOM 122.950 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LLA
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen HIGH
Transient storage HGR,TIE
Other services AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV
Runway Information
Runway 05L/23R
Dimensions 9005 x 150 ft (2745 x 46 m)
Surface CONC-G
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
05L 23R
Alignment 45° 127°
Physical elevation 923.00 ft 976.00 ft
Coordinates 35.804330N / 84.005466W 35.821876N / 83.984060W
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS ILS
VGSI 4-box on left 4-box on left
RVR equipment touchdown, midfield, rollout touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light MALSR ALSF2
CL lights Yes Yes
TDZ lights No Yes
Runway 05R/23L
Dimensions 9000 x 150 ft (2743 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-G
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
05R 23L
Alignment 45° 127°
Physical elevation 938.00 ft 962.00 ft
Coordinates 35.800070N / 84.004003W 35.817609N / 83.982613W
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment touchdown
REIL Yes Yes
CL lights Yes Yes
TDZ lights No No