Johnson City is home to the Little Chicago Blues Festival each spring. Kingsport is a thriving town with some good nightlife, including the Shack, a BBQ spot on Fort Henry Drive that hosts live music and DJ's. Novice cavers are welcomed at Appalachian Caverns Tours, where experienced guides will talk you through underground limestone galleries, featuring ancient stalactites and stalagmites.īristol is known as the Birthplace of Country Music, and is also home to a NASCAR circuit. Today, the local trails and Appalachian scenery keep the visitors coming. The airport itself is centrally located near Blountville, a historic stagecoach rest point for west-bound travelers.

IATA airport code is TYS.Tri-Cities serves business and leisure visitors to north-eastern Tennessee and is named for Kingsport, Johnson City and the twin cities of Bristol TN/Bristol VA. Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport is located approximately 4.0 miles / 6.4 kilometers north of Maryville and about 10.3 miles / 16.6 kilometers southeast of Farragut. Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)ĭistance from Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport to Kingsport is 94.8 miles / 152.6 kilometers. Mercer County Airport (West Virginia) is located approximately 33.4 miles / 53.7 kilometers south of Beckley and about 36.6 miles / 58.9 kilometers west of Radford. Mercer County Airport (West Virginia) (BLF)ĭistance from Mercer County Airport (West Virginia) to Kingsport is 91.0 miles / 146.4 kilometers. Asheville Regional Airport is located approximately 11.4 miles / 18.4 kilometers south of Asheville and about 38.3 miles / 61.6 kilometers north of Taylors.

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)ĭistance from Asheville Regional Airport to Kingsport is 76.9 miles / 123.8 kilometers. Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (94.8 miles / 152.6 kilometers)īlountville Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI)īlountville Tri-Cities Regional Airport is located approximately 10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers southeast of Kingsport and about 11.6 miles / 18.6 kilometers north of Johnson City.

Mercer County Airport (West Virginia) (91.0 miles / 146.4 kilometers).

Asheville Regional Airport (76.9 miles / 123.8 kilometers).

Blountville Tri-Cities Regional Airport (10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers).

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