IFATC At Home - McGhee Tyson Airport
This Sunday, IFATC at home comes back for the second time and I am opening up my home airport at McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) in Knoxville, TN. McGhee Tyson is not an international airport and its carriers are: Allegiant Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, Frontier Airlines, and United Express. It’s cargo carriers are: Ameriflight, FedEx Express, and UPS Airlines.
McGhee Tyson Airport employees about 2,700 employees and is only a 30 minute drive from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. McGhee Tyson Airport also serves as a focus city for Allegiant Airlines.
I will put down a list of the airlines and destinations they fly down below.
Airlines and destinations
|Airline|Destination(s)|Aircraft|
|—|—|—|—|—|
|Allegiant|St Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Punta Gorda (FL), Sarasota, West Palm Beach |Airbus A320|
|American Eagle|Charlotte, Chicago-O’ Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-National| CRJ-900, ERJ-145 (Not in game.)
|Delta Airlines|Atlanta|MD80 (Not in game), Boeing 717
|Delta Connection|Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia|CRJ-900
|Frontier Airlines|Denver, Orlando|Airbus A320
|United Express|Chicago-O’ Hare, Denver, Houston Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles| ERJ-135 (Not in game) ERJ-145 (Not in game) ERJ-175 (Livery not in game), CRJ-700
Cargo
|Airline|Destination|Aircraft|
|—|—|—|—|—|
|Ameriflight|Louisville|Beechcraft 1900 (Not in game), Beechcraft Model 99 (Not in game), Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia (Not in game), SA227 Metroliner (Not in game)
|FedEx Express| Indianapolis, Memphis, Norfolk, Richmond|Airbus A300 (Not in game)|
|UPS Airlines| Louisville, Miami| Boeing 757|
McGhee Tyson Airport has parallel runways, runway 5L/23R and runway 5R/23L.
| Runway | Dimensions | Heading (True) | Elevation | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5L/23R | 6005 x 150 ft | 045 or 225 | 922 ft | Concrete |
| 5R/23L | 9000 x 150 ft | 045 or 225 | 938 ft | Asphalt |
Airport Charts
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I encourage all pilots to come and fly in and out of KTYS, maybe even some patterns. KTYS has a very high general aviation capacity so I will allow all general aviation and pattern work.
The largest airline at KTYS in Endeavor Air and the top destination is Atlanta, Georgia. For realism purposes, the largest aircraft I will accept is a Boeing 757 because that’s the aircraft UPS flies out of there! :)
I will be open most of the day and hope to see y’all there! KTYS is great for short haul flights if you are trying to get in some extra hours. :) I will update the thread closer time and announce what times I will be open! Thanks all and I can’t wait to see you guys!
UPDATE MAY 4TH
I have talked and planned out my whole entire day for the IFATC at home event on Sunday. I have freed the day to be open all day long (with a 1 and a half hour break) so plan your flights and hop in!
UPDATE MAY 10
I am pushing my session 1 time to 11 am because I am sharing with another IFATC member who will be controlling from 2020-05-10T12:00:00Z → 2020-05-10T14:00:00Z so I will see you all later! Make sure to stop by:)
UPDATE MAY 10 (2)
I will not be opening today due to family emergency and have to be with them. I apologize for any inconvenience and there are a lot of other airports that are really cool! I am sure @DDett will be open at KTYS throughout the day. Thank you all and happy flying!
Session 1
2020-05-10T15:00:00Z → 2020-05-10T20:00:00Z
Session 2
2020-05-10T21:30:00Z → 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z
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