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McGhee Tyson Airport
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The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, (MKAA), was established in 1978 as an independent nonprofit agency to own and operate McGhee Tyson Airport and Downtown Island Airport. The Authority’s nine-member Board of Commissioners is appointed by the Mayor of Knoxville and confirmed by City Council. This board determines the policies for the current Airport Authority staff of 90 employees in six departments. The board appoints a President who serves as the chief administrator and executive officer. All revenues are generated by user fees and rental income - no taxpayer dollars are used to support airport operations.
McGhee Tyson Airport is the premier air facility in East Tennessee, serving the commercial airline industry, air cargo, military aviation and general aviation. With parallel 9,000 feet runways, McGhee Tyson Airport can accommodate any size aircraft in today's inventory. Located 12 miles south of downtown Knoxville, the airport occupies more than 2,000 acres of land with space for additional air cargo facilities or economic development.
In 1991, the Air Cargo Complex was completed by the Airport Authority, providing a 21-acre facility for Federal Express, UPS and Airborne Express. Each of these carriers were provided a building designed to meet their specific needs, along with almost 430,000 square feet of aircraft apron areas and more than 200,000 square feet of vehicular parking areas. The total cost for the construction project was $9.3 million. Federal Express and United Parcel Express together account for almost 90 percent of the air freight market at McGhee Tyson Airport.
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