Nonstop flight route between Okeechobee, Florida, United States and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida, United States and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 619 miles (or 996 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 Okeechobee County 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: | OBE / KOBE |
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Location: | Okeechobee, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°15'57"N by 80°51'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | Okeechobee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OBE |
More Information: | OBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
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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 Okeechobee County Airport (OBE):
- The airport was opened in April 1940 as Conners Field.
- The closest airport to Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) is Sebring Regional Airport (SEF), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WNW of OBE.
- Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Okeechobee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Okeechobee County 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 "Okeechobee County Airport", another name for OBE is "Connors Army Auxiliary Field".
- The furthest airport from Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- 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.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
- McGhee Tyson Airport is a public and military airport 12 miles south of Knoxville, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
- McGhee Tyson Airport has two levels.
- 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.
- This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 841,237 enplanements in 2011, an increase from 804,917 in 2010.
- In 2000 the last major project, improvements to the passenger terminal, was finished at a cost of $70 million.
- The fixed base operator at TYS is the Truman-Arnold Company.