What airport do you fly into for the Smoky Mountains?


What airport do you fly into for the Smoky Mountains? The closest major airport to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is McGee-Tyson Airport (TYS) in Alcoa, Tenn., just south of Knoxville. The airport is served by five major commercial airlines: Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier and United.


What should you not miss in the Smoky Mountains?

9 Essential Attractions and Activities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Sugarlands Visitors Center. ...
  • Cades Cove Loop. ...
  • Roaring Forks Motor Nature Trail. ...
  • Newfound Gap Road. ...
  • Clingmans Dome. ...
  • Synchronous Fireflies. ...
  • The Sinks. ...
  • Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte.


What is the difference between Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains?

The Great Smoky Mountains are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountain System. Thus, the Great Smokies are the Blue Ridge Mountains, but not all of the Blue Ridge Mountains are Great Smoky Mountains. The Blue Ridge Mountains stretch 615 miles from Carlisle, Pennsylvania southwestward into Mount Oglethorpe, Georgia.


Are the Smoky Mountains better in Tennessee or North Carolina?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular National Park in the country. Since this park is spread out across two states – Tennessee and North Carolina – the topic of “which side is better” is often debated. The short answer to this debate: both sides of the Smokies are beautiful!