Transportation
(2008)
Air Service
The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority owns and operates two area airports.
McGhee-Tyson Airport (TYS) is a major regional airport providing all commercial airline services. Major
airlines operate with direct service to 18 cities. One-Stop service is available to other additional cities and
connecting service is available to over 150 cities worldwide. Lift capacity averages 4,000 seats daily.
McGhee-Tyson is conveniently located 12 miles south of Downtown Knoxville and is easily accessible from
west Knoxville via the Pellissippi Parkway (I-140). With twin 9,000-foot runways, McGhee-Tyson Airport
can accommodate any size aircraft in today’s inventory. More than 2,000 acres of land provide space for
additional air cargo facilities or economic development. Inside the facility is the nation’s first ever Ruby
Tuesday airport restaurant, gift shops, and a 115-ft. mountain stream. Over 1 million passengers pass
through McGhee-Tyson each year.
www.tys.org/
McGhee-Tyson Airport
# Runways
Runway Length
Surface
Octane Available
Repair Capacity
Taxi/Car Rentals
# Airlines
# Daily Flights
# Arrivals
# Departures
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(TYS)
2
9,000 ft. (each)
Asphalt
80/100
Major
Both Available
8 (major)
126
63
63
Airlines Serving McGhee-Tyson Airport
Allegiant Air
American Eagle
Continental Express*
Delta Air Lines (1)
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlink*(2)
United Express (3)
US Airways Express (4)
Delta service also provided by: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Chatauqua Airlines, Comair, Freedom Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines,
ShuttleAmerica and SkyWest.
Northwest Airlink service also provided by: Pinnacle Airlines.
United Express service also provided by: SkyWest and Trans States Airlines.
US Airways Express service also provided by: Air Wisconsin, Mesa Airlines, PSA Airlines, and Piedmont Airlines.
*Continental Express and Northwest Airlink both maintain regional maintenance facilities at TYS.
18 Cities with Direct (Non-Stop) Air Service from TYS –
City
Atlanta, GA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Memphis, TN
Minneapolis, MN
Newark, NJ
New York, NY
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Tampa, FL
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Int’l
Charlotte Douglas Int’l
Chicago O’Hare Int’l
Cincinnati-Northern KY Int’l
Cleveland Hopkins Int’l
Dallas-Ft. Worth Int’l
Denver Int’l
Detroit Metro Wayne Int’l
Houston Bush Intercontinental
Memphis Int’l
Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l
Newark Liberty Int’l
New York LaGuardia Int’l
Orlando-Sanford Int’l
Philadelphia Int’l
St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int’l
Washington Dulles Int’l
Washington Reagan National
Airport Code
ATL
CLT
ORD
CVG
CLE
DFW
DEN
DTW
IAH
MEM
MSP
EWR
LGA
SFB
PHL
PIE
IAD
DCA
# Daily Flights
From TYS
9
8
8
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
Total Passenger Traffic at McGhee-Tyson Airport (TYS)
Year Enplaned Passengers Deplaned Passengers Total Passenger Traffic
2003
716,603
711,458
1,428,061
2004
806,240
800,837
1,607,077
2005
924,876
921,918
1,846,794
2006
840,606
834,271
1,674,877
2007
913,209
908,372
1,821,581
Air Cargo Services at McGhee-Tyson Airborne Express
Emery Worldwide
BAX Global
FedEx Air
% Change
-0.3%
12.5%
14.9%
-10.3%
8.8%
Murphy Surf-Air
UPS (United Parcel Service)
Air Cargo Traffic at McGhee-Tyson 2004 57,689,271 lbs.
2005 63,989,342 lbs.
2006 70,799,784 lbs.
2007 77,747,950 lbs.
Downtown Island Airport (DKX) is a general aviation airport located less than 3 miles from Downtown
Knoxville on the Tennessee River. Over 100 private and corporate aircraft are based at Downtown Island
Airport. This facility has a 3,500-foot runway with a published localizer-only approach. There is an FAA
control tower that is operational when high traffic is expected in the area for such events as University of
Tennessee football games. There are also 6 other general aviation airfields located throughout the region.
Downtown Island Airport (DKX)
# Runways
-1
Runway Length
- 3,500 ft.
Surface
- Asphalt
Lighting
- Yes
Rail Service (Freight)
Approximately 170 miles of railroad track cross Knox County. Direct one-line service is available to most
large and small cities throughout the Southeast.
Norfolk Southern Corporation offers intermodal (piggyback) service with a ramp located in Knoxville.
The railroad provides access to market areas throughout the southeastern, central, and midwestern United
States as well as provinces in southern Canada. Norfolk Southern also maintains a division freight office in
Knoxville. For more information, please call 1-800-635-5768 or www.nscorp.com
CSX/Seaboard is a major eastern railroad providing rail transportation and distribution services over a
22,700-mile route network in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 provinces in Canada. CSX
maintains a division freight office in Knoxville. For more information, log on to www.csx.com/
Gulf & Ohio Railways based out of Knoxville provides a short-line hauling railroad (Knoxville-Holston
River Railroad) which offers 20 miles of track to Knoxville industries. For more information, please call
(865) 525-9400.
Estimated Delivery
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charleston, SC
Chicago, IL
Time (in days) for Rail Freight Shipments 1
Cincinnati, OH
1
1
Detroit, MI
2
5
Houston, TX
2
3
Jacksonville, FL
3
2
Kansas City, MO
4
Minneapolis, MN
New Orleans, LA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
St. Louis, MO
4
2
4
3
2
Navigable Waterway/Barge Service
Knoxville is located at the head of the Tennessee River navigation channel. The river is part of the
Interconnected Inland Water System - which links Knoxville with 21 states, the Mississippi River, and the
Great Lakes. Linkages may be made to the entire inland waterway system, allowing shipments to be made
by water to Houston, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and Little Rock. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
links East Tennessee to 13 other states and the Gulf of Mexico. The waterway shortens shipping between
Tennessee and the Gulf by 882 miles and enables East Tennessee products to arrive at their Gulf
destinations from 8-9 days earlier. For more information, log onto www.tenntom.org/
Port of Knoxville – Knoxville has 3 active river terminals to handle barge shipments. Channel depth is 9feet.
Barge Lines –
Burkhart Enterprises
Ft. Loudoun Terminal Co.
(865) 523-6157
(865) 986-6545
River Freight Traffic at Port of Knoxville
Year # Barges Tonnage of Freight
2003
551
565,000
2004
568
602,147
2005
474
467,616
2006
552
572,295
2007
276
591,210
Highway Infrastructure/Ground Services
Three of the nation’s most heavily traveled interstates (I-40, I-75, and I-81) converge in Knoxville.
I-640 provides a by-pass around the city of Knoxville on the north side while I-275 connects Downtown
Knoxville with I-640 and I-75. The Pellissippi Parkway (I-140) provides a direct route from Oak Ridge to
McGhee-Tyson Airport in Alcoa. The region is also supported by 8 U.S. highways, 16 state highways, and
several interconnected county roads. This strategic junction allows 53 percent of the nation’s marketplace
to be within a 650-mile radius of Knoxville. There are 149 trucking firms in Innovation Valley.
Interstate Summary
I-40 Major (East-West) route crossing 8 states along the southern half of the nation from
Wilmington, NC to Barstow, CA.
I-75
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Major (North-South) route crossing 6 states in the central part of the nation from
Sault Ste. Marie, MI (on the Canadian border) to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
I-81
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Major (North-South) route crossing 6 states towards the northeastern half of the nation
from Knoxville, TN to north of Watertown, NY (on the Canadian border).
Travel Distances (in miles) to Selected Cities from Knoxville
Asheville, NC
Atlanta, GA
Birmingham, AL
Boston, MA
Bristol, TN
Buffalo, NY
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Chattanooga, TN
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbia, SC
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
113
219
258
933
112
686
369
241
114
545
247
499
261
841
1,350
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, MS
Kansas City, MO
Las Vegas, NV
Lexington, KY
Little Rock, AR
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Nashville, TN
519
929
221
358
497
745
1,980
171
524
2,204
244
387
887
955
177
New Orleans, LA
New York, NY
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Richmond, VA
St. Louis, MO
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Toronto, ON
Washington, DC
Source: Rand McNally.
Bus Service
Knoxville Area Transit (KAT)
www.katbus.com/
Greyhound Bus Terminal
(865) 637-3000
Local bus and trolley service.
(865) 522-5144
Over-the-road bus service.
www.greyhound.com/
Estimated Delivery Time By Truck
(in days)
Atlanta, GA.................................................................................. 1
Boston, MA .................................................................................. 3
Chicago, IL .................................................................................. 2
Detroit, MI .................................................................................. 2
Kansas City, MO ........................................................................... 3
Pittsburgh, PA .............................................................................. 2
San Francisco, CA ........................................................................ 5
600
733
857
935
663
630
1,865
496
436
489
2,203
2,503
2,609
757
484
Trucking Firms in Knoxville/Oak Ridge Innovation Valley by County
Carrier
MF
AAA Cooper Transportation
ABF Freight System Inc.
All Crane Rental of TN
Arnett Trucking Inc.
A Step Above Enterprises
Averitt Express Inc.
B-LAK Logistic Service, Inc.
BC Floyd Trucking
BP Express
Benton Express
Bonanza Produce LLC
Burkhart Enterprises
Central Transport Inc.
Chief Logistics
Christenberry Trucking/Farm
C.H. Robinson & Co.
Claiborne Hauling Contractors
Claiborne Hauling Contractors
Colonial Freight Systems
Con-Way Freight
Crete Carrier Corp.
DFF Trucking
DHT Logistics
Dallas & Mavis Forwarding
Don Payne Trucking
East Tennessee Trucking
Energy Dispatch
Estes Express Lines
FedEx Freight
FedEx National LTL
Florida Rock & Tank Lines
Fred Rogers Trucking
G & R Trucking
Gator Freightways
General Logistics
Glenema Trucking
Grace Transportation
Great Eastern Cargo Carriers
Hauling Dubris Inc.
Heartland Mobile Home
Henry & Henry Transportation
Highway Transport
Interpoint Transportation
J & C Broughton Transport
J & Da Trucking LLC
J & S Cartage
Kenan Transport
Keyray Trucking
McBride Trucking
Milan Express
New Farmers Transportation
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Phone
County
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522-7647
522-9041
686-0707
525-2251
938-9360
800-283-7488
693-2233
524-3838
522-9702
525-3881
544-0356
523-6157
522-1494
693-8861
525-6200
288-6700
540-4409
671-6644
966-9711
637-3541
966-5881
938-1676
544-0079
966-7058
673-8899
523-1774
470-4062
909-0683
546-0294
521-6161
588-4443
525-3355
933-0242
637-5560
521-9775
933-0215
689-8708
579-0728
693-0854
947-0624
675-1217
584-8631
932-2676
633-8108
932-1243
540-1770
588-6866
922-9170
966-0735
637-7211
637-5102
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Carrier
MF
Newman & Pemberton Corp.
Overnite Transportation
Pemberton Truck Lines
Penn Tank Lines
Pro Trans International
R & L Carriers
Randolph Trucking
Reliable Enterprises
Rife Transport
Roadway Express
Robert Gibson Trucking
Ross Trucking
Rowe Transfer Inc.
Ryder Integrated Logistics
SAIA Motor Freight Line
SPR LLC
Savannah Transport
Sharp Trucking
Skyline Storage Trailers
Southeastern Freight Lines
Southeastern Freight Lines
Southern Expedite
Specialty Transport
Super Service Inc.
Terminal Trucking
Teton Transportation
Thompson Transportation
Transwood Inc.
Trimac Transportation
UPS Freight
USF Glen Moore, Inc.
USF Holland, Inc.
Vitran Express
Volunteer Cartage Distrib.
Volunteer Express Inc.
Volunteer Logistics
Wilson Trucking Corp.
Worldwide Dedicated Svc
Yellow Transportation
Barnhart Crane & Rigging
C & C Trucking
Duane’s Truck Service
Freddy Smith Hauling
H & H Transport
High Country Express
Rick Lamb Trucking/Excavat.
Riverside Transportation
Roger Daniels Trucking
Rogers Group Inc.
Tim Melhorn Trucking
Tim Patterson Trucking
Turnkey Transportation
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Phone
County
637-4611
673-0411
524-5592
584-9351
522-2899
637-5560
523-4241
933-0917
932-0294
800-745-6932
675-1174
577-9568
523-0421
546-5523
522-1911
769-0995
933-6884
523-8664
524-3661
523-1209
531-4093
523-4702
769-3737
524-7378
523-5599
546-4191
609-1998
525-1082
688-6705
673-0411
938-8060
637-4700
588-0796
637-3118
637-2869
219-8788
525-4081
573-5177
938-4211
535-1980
435-7152
457-0489
435-6253
457-4560
927-0052
426-8006
457-7439
482-5963
483-6306
435-1047
426-2667
425-0671
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Anderson
Anderson
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Anderson
Anderson
Anderson
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Anderson
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Carrier
411 Mobile Home Moving
B P Express
C & C Trucking
Cherokee Unlimited LLC
G & S of Tennessee
Interstate Trucking
K-T Cartage
Morristown Drivers Service
Moses Cartage Svc
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
S & C Cartage
Service First Transportation
Shore Trucking
Smoky Mountain Express
Transolutions & Logistics
WEBB Trucking
Allen Transport Service
D & B Transportation
H & H Trucking
Harrison Transport
J & R Trucking of Loudon
Kinard Trucking
Loudon County Trucking
Mission Transport
Nationwide Express
Nationwide Logistics
Penske Logistics
Purdy Brothers Trucking
R & S Distribution
RM Trucking & Storage
Star Transportation
Total Transportation
Transport Service Co.
Extreme Equip. & Towing
Gene Hicks Trucking
Gene Hicks Trucking
Murphy’s Transportation
Ram Transportation
T J Harrill Trucking
Transport One
Bo Greta Enterprises
Jeff Cobb Trucking
Mitco Transport
Roane Transportation
Steve Webster Trucking
Tri-State Motor Transit
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Phone
County
856-6600
977-1243
982-3711
856-2885
977-9307
995-0155
380-6583
681-3356
984-0362
982-2140
933-3328
681-3186
984-4252
379-2933
982-1701
856-9402
458-5000
988-5211
986-8965
458-1303
657-9602
458-4604
408-9062
458-9998
408-0905
408-0468
988-8433
458-4642
408-0651
986-1410
986-0881
408-0701
458-5463
423-420-9003
423-420-0312
423-442-5723
423-261-2111
423-337-3324
423-442-2003
423-337-2320
354-9979
354-2338
423-869-3056
354-3288
354-4011
882-7077
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Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe
Roane
Roane
Roane
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All phone numbers are (865) area code unless otherwise noted.
MF = Motor Freight
HH = Heavy Hauling
CH = Contract Hauling
LC = Local Cartage
LD = Liquid and Dry Bulk
T = Terminal located here
Source: ReferenceUSA
Updated September 2008