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McGhee Tyson Airport

Summary

McGhee Tyson Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 0.37% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,853 views/month, #28 of 7,663).[2]

Key Facts

  • McGhee Tyson Airport is located in Tennessee[3].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport is in the country of United States[4].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as TYS[7].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as KTYS[8].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's FAA airport code is recorded as TYS[9].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's Commons category is recorded as McGhee Tyson Airport[10].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's runway is recorded as 05L/23R[11].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's runway is recorded as 05R/23L[12].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.811111111111, 'longitude': -83.993888888889}[13].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's official website is recorded as https://flyknoxville.com/[14].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Knoxville[15].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1927[16].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's short name is recorded as Knoxville[17].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's different from is recorded as McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base[18].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+981'}[19].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 35.81109, 'longitude': -83.99407}[20].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's adjacent structure or building is recorded as McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base[21].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1763431'}[22].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1625131'}[23].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1428061'}[24].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1432010'}[25].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1433651'}[26].
  • McGhee Tyson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1607077'}[27].

Body

Geography

McGhee Tyson Airport is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Tennessee[3].

Physical Characteristics

McGhee Tyson Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+981'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

McGhee Tyson Airport ranks in the top 0.37% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,853 views/month, #28 of 7,663).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Tennessee United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 19w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 35.81109, 'longitude': -83.99407}
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+981'}
    Place served by transport hub → Knoxville
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "KTYS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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