Nonstop flight route between Knoxville, Tennessee, United States and North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W)
Distance from TYS to HUY:
4,034.45 miles (6,492.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States and Humberside Airport (HUY), North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,034 miles (or 6,493 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 McGhee Tyson Airport and Humberside 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 McGhee Tyson Airport and Humberside Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUY / EGNJ |
| Airport Name: | Humberside Airport |
| Location: | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W |
| Area Served: | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull |
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern Airways |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUY |
| More Information: | HUY Maps & Info |
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- In 1927 McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson.
- 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.
- McGhee Tyson Airport covers 2,250 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
- In 1990 runway 5R and 23L was reconstructed to its current a length of 9,000 feet.
- 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.
Facts about Humberside Airport (HUY):
- Humberside Airport handled 236,083 passengers last year.
- Humberside Airport (HUY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Humberside Airport (HUY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of HUY.
- Because of Humberside Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Humberside 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.
- Humberside has one of the highest NEQ approval levels of any airport in Europe, and has seen significant growth in cargo throughput from 144 tonnes in 2007 to 1,132 tonnes in 2011.
- According to Airports Council International, Humberside Airport was voted in 2010 the best European airport serving fewer than two million passengers annually.
- The airport lies close to the South Humberside Mainline, which runs between Doncaster and the coast at Grimsby and Cleethorpes, running a few hundred metres to the north of the terminal.
- The furthest airport from Humberside Airport (HUY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The airport faces competition for flights from East Midlands Airport ), Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield ) which opened in 2005 and Leeds Bradford International Airport ).
- MAG sold its 83.7% share of Humberside in 2012 for £2.3 million to Eastern Group to focus on the larger airports in its portfolio.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.63 miles (17.11 km) SSE | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 27.70 miles (44.57 km) WSW | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 34.12 miles (54.91 km) SSE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 44.45 miles (71.53 km) WSW | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 57.22 miles (92.09 km) WNW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 59.70 miles (96.07 km) SSW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 65.36 miles (105.19 km) SW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 74.11 miles (119.26 km) SSE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 78.01 miles (125.55 km) NNW | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 80.60 miles (129.71 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 83.85 miles (134.94 km) S | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 88.97 miles (143.18 km) SSE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 89.54 miles (144.10 km) SSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 90.44 miles (145.56 km) SSE | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 91.88 miles (147.86 km) SE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,761.88 miles (18,928.87 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,750.49 miles (18,910.54 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,739.43 miles (18,892.74 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,732.37 miles (18,881.37 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,728.96 miles (18,875.88 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,698.45 miles (18,826.79 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,691.94 miles (18,816.30 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,679.88 miles (18,796.90 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,669.85 miles (18,780.75 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,668.57 miles (18,778.70 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,667.01 miles (18,776.19 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,641.84 miles (18,735.68 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,633.60 miles (18,722.42 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,626.89 miles (18,711.62 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,618.02 miles (18,697.34 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |