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Pilot information for McGhee Tyson Airport

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General information for McGhee Tyson Airport

Airport codes: TYS KTYS
Type: major airport (frequent airline service)
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Latitude: 35.811001 | 35 48.660049 N | N35 48 39
Longitude: -83.994003 | 83 59.640198 W | W083 59 38
Field elevation: 981 ft/299 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 4.475°W

Radio communication frequencies for McGhee Tyson Airport

A/D: 36.08 MHz (KNOXVILLE APP/DEP)
A/D: 118 MHz (KNOXVILLE APP/DEP)
ATIS: 128.35 MHz
CLD: 121.65 MHz (CLNC DEL)
GND: 121.9 MHz (KNOXVILLE GND)
MISC: 41.5 MHz (ARNG OPS)
PTD: 30.3 MHz
RDO: 122.2 MHz (NASHVILLE RDO)
TWR: 121.2 MHz (KNOXVILLE TWR)
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

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Runways at McGhee Tyson Airport

05L/23R
9,008 x 150 ft (2,746 x 46 m) — paved — lighted
05R/23L
9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 23L displaced 400 ft (122 m)

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Aviation weather for McGhee Tyson Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for McGhee Tyson Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/27 04:53: 

KTYS 270453Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 23/19 A3010

Forecast (TAF) for McGhee Tyson Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/26 00:24: 

TAF KTYS 262320Z 2700/2724 03005KT P6SM SKC 
     FM270900 00000KT 6SM BR SKC 
     FM271300 05005KT P6SM SCT060

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for McGhee Tyson Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 05/045: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 05/045 TYS OBST TOWER 1394 (255 AGL) 8.02 WSW LGTS OTS (ASR
 1203733) TIL 1206110017
CREATED: 27 May 2012 00:18:00 
SOURCE: KANBYFYX
NOTAM 05/014: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!CSV 05/014 HCH NAV TACAN AZM OTS
CREATED: 26 May 2012 13:19:00 
SOURCE: KBNAYFYX
NOTAM 05/040: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 05/040 TYS OBST TOWER 2877 (380 AGL) 10.77 SSE LGTS OTS 
(ASR 1043007) TIL 1206090550
CREATED: 25 May 2012 05:50:00 
SOURCE: KANBYFYX
NOTAM 05/023: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 05/023 TYS OBST TOWER 1680 (325 AGL) 16.34 WNW LGTS OTS (ASR
 1218549) TIL 1205290801
CREATED: 14 May 2012 08:02:00 
SOURCE: KBNAYFYX
NOTAM 05/021: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 05/021 TYS TWY G4 CLSD
CREATED: 11 May 2012 17:48:00 
SOURCE: KLOUYFYX
NOTAM 04/068: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 04/068 TYS TWY G5, G6 CLSD
CREATED: 27 Apr 2012 11:07:00 
SOURCE: KGWOYFYX
NOTAM 02/055: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 02/055 TYS APRON AIRLINE RAMP SOUTHWEST PORTION WORK IN PROGRESS
 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
CREATED: 14 Feb 2012 13:01:00 
SOURCE: KMKLYFYX
NOTAM 07/043: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 07/043 TYS TWY B NONSTD SAFETY AREA BTN TWY B6 AND B7
CREATED: 20 Jul 2011 19:12:00 
SOURCE: KBNAYFYX
NOTAM 01/065: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 01/065 TYS OBST STACK 1071 (250 AGL) 17.35 WNW LGTS OTS
(3555N08419W) TIL 3712302359
CREATED: 24 Jan 2011 12:50:00 
SOURCE: KMCNYFYX
NOTAM 06/005: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/005 TYS TWY B9 CLSD WEF 1006011315
CREATED: 01 Jun 2010 13:07:00 
SOURCE: KBNAYFYX
NOTAM 2/0680: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 2/0680 TYS FI/T IAP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   HI VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 5L, AMDT 3...
     NOTE: VGSI AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT.
CREATED: 22 Feb 2012 16:38:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/0679: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 2/0679 TYS FI/T IAP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   HI ILS OR LOC RWY 5L, AMDT 4...
      S-ILS 5L: VIS RVR 2400 ALL CATS.
     NOTE: (ASTERISK)RVR 1800 AUTHORIZED WITH THE USE OF FD OR AP OR
     HUD TO DA.
     NOTE:  VGSI AND ILS GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT.
CREATED: 22 Feb 2012 16:38:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/0333: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 2/0333 TYS FI/T IAP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   ILS OR LOC RWY 5L, AMDT 8B...
     ADD PROFILE NOTE:  VGSI AND ILS GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT.
     CHANGE MISSED APPROACH HOLDING TO READ: HOLD NORTHEAST, LT,
     233.00 INBOUND.
CREATED: 21 Feb 2012 16:29:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/9265: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 1/9265 TYS FI/T ODP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES...
     TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS: RWY 5L, 300 - 1 3/4 OR STANDARD
     WITH MINIMUM CLIMB OF 250 FEET PER NM TO 1400.
     ALL OTHER DATA REMAINS AS PUBLISHED.
CREATED: 01 Dec 2011 15:03:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX