Nonstop flight route between Tabuk, Saudi Arabia and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°21'56"N by 36°37'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W)
Distance from TUU to TYS:
6,556.87 miles (10,552.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU), Tabuk, Saudi Arabia and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,557 miles (or 10,552 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 Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz 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 Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) and McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUU / OETB |
| Airport Name: | Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) |
| Location: | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°21'56"N by 36°37'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Saudi Ground Services (SGS) |
| Airport Type: | Public and Military |
| Elevation: | 2551 feet (778 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUU |
| More Information: | TUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| 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 Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU):
- On the ground level, before security check and outside of the arrivals areas, there are two coffee shops and a small gift shop.
- The furthest airport from Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is located 11,831 miles (19,040 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located 130 miles (208 kilometers) NW of TUU.
- Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) has 2 runways.
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- In 1990 runway 5R and 23L was reconstructed to its current a length of 9,000 feet.
- In 1927 McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson.
- 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.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- The MKAA, which has been in place since 1978, is a component unit of the City of Knoxville and is governed by a nine-member board of commissioners.
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- The airport is the home of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, an air base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard.
- The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 129.51 miles (208.42 km) NW | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan |     |
| 2 | 129.85 miles (208.97 km) NW | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel | |
| 3 | 138.10 miles (222.25 km) W | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 4 | 139.68 miles (224.79 km) NW | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| 5 | 141.50 miles (227.72 km) NW | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 6 | 148.83 miles (239.52 km) NW | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 7 | 156.75 miles (252.26 km) W | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| 8 | 177.60 miles (285.82 km) NNW | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 9 | 190.90 miles (307.23 km) WSW | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| 10 | 191.92 miles (308.86 km) NW | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 11 | 217.56 miles (350.13 km) NNW | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 12 | 231.63 miles (372.78 km) NNW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 13 | 231.95 miles (373.28 km) ENE | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) | Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 231.95 miles (373.28 km) ENE | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) | Aljouf, Yemen | |
| 15 | 234.94 miles (378.10 km) N | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,831.24 miles (19,040.50 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,794.64 miles (18,981.58 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,791.80 miles (18,977.02 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,745.26 miles (18,902.12 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,709.22 miles (18,844.11 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,663.68 miles (18,770.82 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,632.78 miles (18,721.10 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,622.86 miles (18,705.14 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,591.75 miles (18,655.07 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,583.71 miles (18,642.13 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,583.10 miles (18,641.15 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,573.87 miles (18,626.29 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,555.47 miles (18,596.68 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,531.91 miles (18,558.76 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,506.99 miles (18,518.66 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |