Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sutherland Avenue McGhee Tyson Airport

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 24, 2021

1. Sutherland Avenue McGhee Tyson Airport Marker

Inscription. In 1927, Walter Self opened the Sutherland Avenue Airfield, Knoxville's first airport. The city bought the 59~acre site in 1929 and renamed it McGhee Tyson Airport, the city's first municipal airport. It bears the name of Lt. J.G. Charles McGhee Tyson, killed in action in a flight over the North Sea in World War I. After it became insufficient for larger planes and increased traffic, officials relocated the airport to Blount County in 1937.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 113.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 35° 56.934′ N, 83° 58.349′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of Tobler Lane NW and Windsor Avenue NW, on the left when traveling north on Tobler Lane NW. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Tobler Ln NW, Knoxville TN 37919, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. ¼ mile away); UT RecSports Complex (approx. half a mile away); The Everly Brothers (approx. ¾ mile away); Bleak House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Longstreet's Headquarters (approx. 0.9 miles away); Herbert H. Hoover (approx. 1.3 miles away); Indian Mound (approx. 1.6 miles away); Burial Mound (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Death of Gen. William P. Sanders (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Sutherland Avenue community helps airport take flight. (Submitted on December 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Knoxville’s airport history began in Bearden.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 24, 2021

2. Sutherland Avenue McGhee Tyson Airport Marker

(Submitted on December 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 24, 2021

3. Sutherland Avenue McGhee Tyson Airport Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.