Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°17'22"N by 81°26'13"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W)
Distance from ISM to TYS:
540.75 miles (870.25 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ISM Airport Information
- TYS Airport Information
- Facts about ISM
- Facts about TYS
- Map of Nearest Airports to ISM
- List of Nearest Airports to ISM
- Map of Furthest Airports from ISM
- List of Furthest Airports from ISM
- Map of Nearest Airports to TYS
- List of Nearest Airports to TYS
- Map of Furthest Airports from TYS
- List of Furthest Airports from TYS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), Orlando, Florida, United States and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 541 miles (or 870 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Kissimmee Gateway Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISM / KISM |
| Airport Name: | Kissimmee Gateway Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°17'22"N by 81°26'13"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISM |
| More Information: | ISM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W |
| Area Served: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYS |
| More Information: | TYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM):
- The closest airport to Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) is Walt Disney World Airport (DWS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of ISM.
- Because of Kissimmee Gateway Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Kissimmee Gateway Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) has 2 runways.
- The airport opened in April 1940 by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The furthest airport from Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
- Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
- 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.
- In 2000 the last major project, improvements to the passenger terminal, was finished at a cost of $70 million.
- In 1990 runway 5R and 23L was reconstructed to its current a length of 9,000 feet.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.17 miles (17.97 km) NW | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] |     |
| 2 | 12.41 miles (19.98 km) NE | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 18.78 miles (30.22 km) NNE | Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 24.83 miles (39.96 km) SW | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 31.90 miles (51.34 km) SW | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 35.83 miles (57.67 km) NNE | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 7 | 41.07 miles (66.10 km) WSW | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 41.78 miles (67.23 km) ENE | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) | Titusville, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 43.20 miles (69.53 km) NNW | Leesburg International Airport (LEE) | Leesburg, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 43.94 miles (70.72 km) W | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 45.86 miles (73.81 km) E | Merritt Island Airport (COI) | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 48.57 miles (78.17 km) S | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 49.92 miles (80.35 km) ESE | Melbourne International Airport (MLB) | Melbourne, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 50.48 miles (81.25 km) E | Patrick Air Force Base (COF) | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 57.87 miles (93.13 km) S | Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,499.19 miles (18,506.11 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,478.87 miles (18,473.41 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,474.72 miles (18,466.73 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,457.01 miles (18,438.22 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,434.27 miles (18,401.62 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,406.91 miles (18,357.60 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,391.73 miles (18,333.17 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,385.37 miles (18,322.93 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,381.52 miles (18,316.74 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,378.25 miles (18,311.47 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,373.66 miles (18,304.08 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,370.96 miles (18,299.74 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,367.79 miles (18,294.64 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,363.91 miles (18,288.40 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,321.67 miles (18,220.42 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.26 miles (42.26 km) E | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 2 | 39.71 miles (63.91 km) WNW | Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 42.87 miles (69.00 km) SW | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 42.92 miles (69.08 km) NE | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 70.98 miles (114.24 km) ENE | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 85.58 miles (137.72 km) ESE | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 86.69 miles (139.51 km) SW | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 88.27 miles (142.06 km) N | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 89.98 miles (144.80 km) SSW | Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) | Dalton, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 92.54 miles (148.93 km) NNW | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 92.93 miles (149.56 km) SSE | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 12 | 99.70 miles (160.45 km) ENE | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 100.42 miles (161.60 km) SE | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 100.49 miles (161.72 km) SE | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) WSW | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,348.40 miles (18,263.43 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,327.90 miles (18,230.44 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,307.39 miles (18,197.44 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,294.81 miles (18,177.18 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,288.39 miles (18,166.87 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,272.26 miles (18,140.89 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,271.40 miles (18,139.51 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,263.20 miles (18,126.32 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,244.58 miles (18,096.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,229.30 miles (18,071.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,209.59 miles (18,040.04 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,201.78 miles (18,027.48 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,192.65 miles (18,012.78 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,190.80 miles (18,009.79 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,187.23 miles (18,004.05 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |