Nonstop flight route between Knoxville, Tennessee, United States and Bridgetown, Barbados:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,188 miles (or 3,521 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 McGhee Tyson Airport and Grantley Adams International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):

• McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
• In 1990 runway 5R and 23L was reconstructed to its current a length of 9,000 feet.
• McGhee Tyson Airport covers 2,250 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
• 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 (TYS) has 2 runways.
• 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 addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
• 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.

Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):

• "Alpha Echo" was also the last Concorde to fly supersonic on 17 November 2003, on its delivery flight to Barbados.
• In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
• The airport resides at an elevation of 52 metres above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Grantley Adams International Airport, as it is known today, handles most large aircraft including Boeing 747s.
• Grantley Adams International Airport, is found in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados.
• The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
• Grantley Adams International Airport has two terminal buildings designed to appear as one single continuous structure.
• Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
• As of 2008, parking is available outside the airport at a rate of Bds$2.00 per hour or a maximum rate Bds$12.00 daily.