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Gainesville Regional Airport

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Gainesville, Florida

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Gainesville Regional Airport (IATA: TYS) is a public airport that serves around 470,000 passengers each year. The airport opened in 1941 and serves cities within the United States. The airport has an area of 1,650 acres and owns two runways.

American Eagle and Delta are the only airlines operating at Gainesville Regional Airport.

The airport is located 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Gainesville, in Alachua County, Florida.

Airport terminal

Facilities

Gainesville Regional Airport offers facilities and services to provide its travellers' comfort and ease. In total, the airport has 12 gates as well as shops and restaurants at the airport terminal.


Facilities include:

  • A wide selection of dining and shopping locations are available from popular restaurants, cafes and luxury and designer shops.
  • Free WiFi Accessibility
  • Mobile Charging
  • Duty-Free
  • ATMs
Airport runway

Runways and Terminals

Gainesville Regional Airport features two asphalt runways:

  • Runway 11/29: 7,504 feet (2,287 meters) in length and 150 feet (46 meters) wide.
  • Runway 7/25: 4,158 feet (1,267 meters) in length and 100 feet (30 meters) wide.

Runway 11/29 is the primary runway, accommodating most commercial air traffic, while Runway 7/25 primarily supports general aviation operations.


Main Terminal

Gainesville Regional Airport's terminal has 3 gates in total. American Eagle uses gates 1 and 2. Gate 3 is used by Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection. The airport terminal has a snack bar and a gift shop that are both managed by Tailwind.

A Delta Air Lines aircraft taking off

Airlines that fly to Gainesville Regional Airport

Gainesville Regional Airport is only served by American Eagle and Delta Air Lines.

American Eagle flies to Gainesville from:

  • Dallas/Fort Worth - daily flights with a flight time of around 2.5 hours
  • Charlotte - daily flights with a flight time of around 1.5 hours
  • Miami - daily flights with a flight time of around 1.5 hours

Delta flies to Gainesville from:

  • Atlanta - daily flights with a flight time of around 1 hour 15 minutes
Man with a suitcase waiting for a taxi at an airport

How to get to Gainesville Regional Airport

By Road

There is a wide range of taxi firms that offer taxicab services at McGhee Tyson Airport. If you need a taxi, you'll need to follow signs to the ground transportation area. It takes only 17 minutes to the Knoxville City centre by taxi. There are drop-off and pick-up areas at the terminal.


By Public Transport

An RTS bus stops and serves routes 25, 26 and 39 from the airport.


By Rental Car

You can hire from a selection of cars from car rental firms situated at Gainesville Regional Airport. Many car rental companies provide these services such as Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz and National.

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