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McGhee Tyson Airport is a public and military airport 12 miles south of Knoxville,〔 in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee, United States. It is named for United States Navy pilot Charles McGhee Tyson, lost on patrol in World War I. Owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority,〔 it sees several major airlines and connection carriers. The airport employs about 2,700 people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 About McGhee Tyson Airport )〕 It is a 30-minute commute to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.〔(City of Alcoa ), official website〕 This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a ''primary commercial service'' airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.〔 〕 Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 841,237 enplanements in 2011, an increase from 804,917 in 2010.〔 〕 The airport is the home of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, an air base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing (134 ARW) of the Tennessee Air National Guard. == History == On August 1, 1930, McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson. Originally the airport was on 60 acres in West Knoxville. In 1935 the city purchased 351 acres in Blount County for the current airport. On July 29, 1937, an American Airlines Stinson TriMotor, capable of carrying about 10 passengers, touched down at McGhee Tyson Airport, marking the first commercial flight at that facility. In 1941 the city built an air traffic control tower and two years later added two runways. The development of TYS helped the City of Alcoa diversify its economy and gain its economic independence from what is today Alcoa Inc., the world's third largest producer of aluminum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome to the City of Alcoa / City of Alcoa - City of Alcoa )〕 Alcoa Inc. built one of its production plants in Alcoa due to the proximity of tributaries of the Little River which were a hydroelectric energy source for the production of aluminum 〔 In 1951 the United States Air Force built several facilities on the field and a runway. The Federal aviation administration (FAA) added an Instrument Landing System to runways 4L and 22R in 1959. In 1961, with financing by the Tennessee Air National Guard, the runway reached its current length of . In 1968 McGhee Tyson built a new air cargo facility. Almost a decade after the new air cargo facility was built one of the first major construction projects was completed with a new passenger terminal in 1974. Four years later the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) was established and the airport authority had the two parallel runways redesigned to become 5R and 23L and 5L and 23R in 1985. In 1990 runway 5R and 23L was reconstructed to its current a length of 9,000 feet. The airport authority built a new air cargo facility in 1992. The Air Cargo Complex provided a 21-acre facility for Federal Express, UPS and Airborne Express. Buildings were designed to meet the carriers' needs. 90 percent of the total air cargo operations at the Airport are operated by UPS and Federal Express. Cost of the project was estimated at $9.3 million. The new air cargo facility is on the north side of the airport. In 2000 the last major project, improvements to the passenger terminal, was finished at a cost of $70 million. The improvements, designed by HNTB,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 McGhee Tyson Airport Renovation )〕 included two new concourses, 12 new gates, ticket counters and a Ruby Tuesday restaurant. Currently, 11 gates are in use, with gate 6 being the only one not in service. In 2002, an aircraft maintenance facility was built for Northwest Airlines, serving as their primary CRJ MRO facility.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Investor Relations - Corporate Profile )〕 ExpressJet Airlines has also built a heavy maintenance hangar near the air cargo facilities for its fleet. In June 2009, a new food court was completed, featuring Starbucks, Quiznos, Cinnabon and Zia locations. The Zia location was replaced in April 2013 with an Uno Express Pizza.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Uno Express Pizza Opens )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McGhee Tyson Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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