Nonstop flight route between Nuremberg, Germany and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,596 miles (or 7,397 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 large distance between Nuremberg Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Nuremberg Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• In 1987, Cargo Center Nuremberg was put into operation.
• The extension of departure hall 2 was inaugurated on 30 April 1992 and was originally dimensioned for 2.8 million passengers per year.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The apron was enlarged in 1977 and in 1981 a new passenger terminal with an observation deck and a restaurant replaced the building used up to that point.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
• The runway 10/28 is 2,700 by 45 m.
• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Nuremberg Airport also serves as a center for the air rescue services Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V and HDM Flugservice who are operating a rescue helicopter and an intensive care helicopter, respectively.
• Nuremberg Airport has been voted "Best German Airport" by readers of the Business Traveller magazine consecutively since 2008.
• Nuremberg Airport is the international airport of the Franconian metropolitan area of Nuremberg and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria.

Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):

• 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1927 McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson.
• Owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, it sees several major airlines and connection carriers.
• McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
• The 134 ARW, which is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command, operates KC-135R Stratotankers for both air mobility and aerial refueling of military aircraft.