From The Runway Up: An Airport and Aviation Podcast

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Like a beacon leading a plane to the runway, this podcast guides you through the innerworkings of one of the nation’s fastest-growing airports. In episodes shorter than a flight from Knoxville to Atlanta, join us as we share stories about aviation in East Tennessee.

Recent Episodes
  • Lifting Off: Gulf Shores’ Commercial Aviation Debut
    May 26, 2025 – 27:05
  • Behind the Scenes with the National Safe Skies Alliance: Aviation Security & Innovation
    Apr 22, 2025 – 35:01
  • Real ID 101: What You Need to Know Before the Deadline
    Mar 17, 2025 – 23:18
  • Empowering Future Aviators with Tuskegee Next
    Feb 24, 2025 – 22:15
  • Inspiring the Next Generation of Aviation Enthusiasts with Youth Programs
    Jan 27, 2025 – 44:06
  • In the Winner’s Box: Air Service at TYS
    Dec 16, 2024 – 43:10
  • Introducing Flight Plan: The 10-Year Vision for McGhee Tyson Airport
    Nov 27, 2024 – 21:16
  • TYS and The Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Where Modern Transportation Meets Nature’s Wonders
    Nov 18, 2021 – 36:29
  • 8+ Decades of Aviation History in East Tennessee
    Oct 15, 2021 – 37:35
  • What Do AUS, RDU, and TYS Have in Common? A Podcast!
    Sep 30, 2021 – 38:11
  • Help Wanted: New Trends in Hiring within the Aviation Industry
    Sep 27, 2021 – 27:28
  • Airline Pandemic Progress: From Rescue to Recovery
    Aug 31, 2021 – 30:15
  • Hot Tips for Summer Travel
    Jul 1, 2021 – 14:26
  • TYS is Lit: The Facts About Airport Lighting
    Jun 29, 2021 – 28:10
  • What to Expect if Traveling to FL, TX or SC from TYS this Summer
    May 26, 2021 – 26:13
  • Clear Skies for General Aviation…Even During A Pandemic
    Apr 29, 2021 – 27:47
  • How TYS & Local Municipalities are ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ for Minority-Owned Businesses
    Feb 25, 2021 – 34:43
  • Discussing What’s Upcoming and the Unknowns for 2021 at TYS
    Feb 3, 2021 – 20:08
  • You Asked, Experts Answer: 20+ Q&As about Air Travel & TYS
    Nov 4, 2020 – 41:58
  • TSA Update: ‘Stay Healthy. Stay Secure’ + REAL ID
    Oct 14, 2020 – 20:25
  • COVID-19 Safety Measures from an Airline’s Perspective: Air Filtration, Antimicrobial Protectant, and More
    Sep 14, 2020 – 25:48
  • Insight and Advice On Traveling During A Pandemic
    Aug 27, 2020 – 36:48
  • Fluctuations of Passenger Travel and Air Cargo at TYS During COVID-19
    Jun 17, 2020 – 25:50
  • Special Edition: COVID-19- The Pandemic’s Impact on TYS and the Aviation Industry
    Apr 29, 2020 – 50:05
  • Designing a Website for ALL Audiences
    Mar 6, 2020 – 27:50
  • 134th Air Refueling Wing: Delivering ‘Beans, Beds, & Bullets’
    Feb 26, 2020 – 22:14
  • Newest Amenity at TYS: A Mamava Pod
    Feb 14, 2020 – 23:40
  • Inside this Episode: 140 Years of McGhee Tyson Airport Experience
    Jan 27, 2020 – 33:23
  • Ensuring Public Safety, One Passenger at a Time
    Jan 9, 2020 – 23:35
  • Personal Insights on TYS From Its Top Executive
    Dec 19, 2019 – 23:07
  • Inside Aircraft Maintenance: The Intricacies of Keeping Commercial Aircraft Safe
    Dec 6, 2019 – 29:37
  • Full Flights, Full Hearts: The Busy Holiday Travel Season at TYS
    Nov 25, 2019 – 29:06
  • General Aviation at the Island
    Nov 18, 2019 – 21:11
  • FIDS, BIDS, and WiFi, Oh My!
    Oct 30, 2019 – 30:15
  • How the University of Tennessee Athletic Department Utilizes Private Charter Flights
    Oct 10, 2019 – 37:20
  • IROPS, SEADOG, HURREVAC: Impacts of Inclement Weather at Airports
    Sep 25, 2019 – 28:10
  • Using Research and Technology to Combat Aviation Threats
    Sep 16, 2019 – 32:45
  • Airport Branding: It’s More Than Just A Plane Picture
    Aug 30, 2019 – 30:56
  • I Don’t Want to be 600th in Line. Do You?
    Jun 25, 2019 – 24:43
  • New Flights, New Planes, Now How About a New Airline?
    Jun 10, 2019 – 27:08
  • What Do Drones, The Fast and the Furious, and Knoxville Have in Common?
    May 24, 2019 – 30:57
  • Celebrities, Crews, and Construction: How the Airport Hilton Continues to Adapt with Aviation
    Apr 24, 2019 – 25:20
  • When Minutes Matter: How Children’s Hospital Uses Aviation to Save Lives
    Mar 29, 2019 – 30:57
  • Trending Bucket List Destinations for Spring & Summer Travel
    Feb 27, 2019 – 31:38
  • Love is in the Air at TYS!
    Feb 13, 2019 – 29:00
  • Transporting Tigers, and Pandas, and Birds, Oh My!
    Jan 31, 2019 – 40:08
  • Passenger Amenities Constantly Change, How Do Airports Keep Up with the Trends?
    Jan 17, 2019 – 29:54
  • Top 18 at TYS in 2018
    Dec 28, 2018 – 24:50
  • 36 Years in Less Than 36 Minutes
    Dec 5, 2018 – 34:50
  • ‘See You in the Skies’: An Airline’s Take on Air Service
    Nov 29, 2018 – 21:10
Recent Reviews
  • 911isajoke
    Great Podcast
    I really enjoy this podcast, very informative and interesting. Keep up the great work!
  • Alesnie13
    Awesome info!!
    As a newer resident of Knoxville this has become one of my favorite ways to learn about my new home! I look forward to new episodes. Thank you for doing this!
  • Tomstanley__
    The best airport podcast!
    As someone who loves ALL of the aviation industry and is constantly monitoring TYS airport, this podcast is amazing! This podcast informs me on what’s going at TYS and what’s going on with the community outside of TYS airport! Great podcast!
  • Former MG fan
    Such a smart idea!
    I love learning about all the behind-the-scenes, cool stuff Caitlin and Becky talk about each episode. The conversations are fun and natural, and the guests always bring an interesting perspective. I feel like I know everything going on at TYS (and the communities around it) and can’t wait to visit the airport again sometime soon. I wish my local airport had a podcast — but it still wouldn’t be as entertaining as this one!
  • stevenmoore865
    Fantastic
    Fantastic podcast. Enjoying all the episodes.
  • osnapitzave
    What
    This is weird how an airport has podcast but okay.👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌weird flex but ok . Copy/ paste hahah I am writing something. Yes, I plan to make it the most boring thing ever written. I go to the store. A car is parked. Many cars are parked or moving. Some are blue. Some are tan. They have windows. In the store, there are items for sale. These include such things as soap, detergent, magazines, and lettuce. You can enhance your life with these products. Soap can be used for bathing, be it in a bathtub or in a shower. Apply the soap to your body and rinse. Detergent is used to wash clothes. Place your dirty clothes into a washing machine and add some detergent as directed on the box. Select the appropriate settings on your washing machine and you should be ready to begin. Magazines are stapled reading material made with glossy paper, and they cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from news and politics to business and stock market information. Some magazines are concerned with more recreational topics, like sports card collecting or different kinds of hairstyles. Lettuce is a vegetable. It is usually green and leafy, and is the main ingredient of salads. You may have an appliance at home that can quickly shred lettuce for use in salads. Lettuce is also used as an optional item for hamburgers and deli sandwiches. Some people even eat lettuce by itself. I have not done this. So you can purchase many types of things at stores. If I drive around, I sometimes notice the houses and buildings all around. There are also pieces of farm land that are very large. Houses can be built from different kinds of materials. The most common types are brick, wood, and vinyl or synthetic siding. Houses have lawns that need to be tended. Lawns need to be mowed regularly. Most people use riding lawnmowers to do this. You can also use a push mower. These come in two varieties: gas-powered and manual. You don’t see manual push-mowers very much anymore, but they are a good option if you do not want to pollute the air with smoke from a gas-powered lawnmower. I notice that many families designate the lawnmowing responsibility to a teenager in the household. Many of these teenagers are provided with an allowance for mowing the yard, as well as performing other chores, like taking out the trash, washing the dishes, making their bed, and keeping the house organized. Allowances are small amounts of money given by parents to their children, usually on a weekly basis. These usually range from 5 dollars to 15 dollars, sometimes even 20 dollars. Many parents feel that teenagers can learn financial responsibility with this system. Now I will talk about farm land. Farm land can be identified by some common features. They almost always consist of a very large patch of dirt with small green plants lined up in very long rows. You may sometimes see farm equipment riding over these rows, like tractors or combines. These machines help farmers grow more crops in less time. They are a very helpful invention. Some different types of crops are soybeans, cotton, corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and lettuce (which I mentioned earlier). Most crops are used as food, and can be defined as either fruits or vegetables. Some are commonly eaten raw, after being rinsed in water to remove any dirt. Some are often cooked, which helps give them a more pleasant taste and makes them easier to chew. A very versatile vegetable is the potato. It can be eaten raw, or it can be cooked in a variety of ways. They can be baked, and many people like to add butter to them. They can be mashed, and a lot of times brown gravy or milk gravy is poured on top of them. They can be cut into thin strips and fried. Typically a large amount of grease is required to prepare potatoes in this style, but they are easy to make and easy to eat. You can order them at several fast-food restaurants. Potatoes can also be boiled, stewed, and scalloped. There is a wide variety of options available to you when cooking potatoes. Some other types of crops grown on farm land are used for other purposes. Cotton is used to make clothing (which I also mentioned earlier). It is a very versatile and inexpensive material for clothes. Such items as shirts, pants, socks, and underwear can be made from cotton. The process of converting cotton from a cotton plan
  • Jakeindtw
    Outstanding updates
    Love the new intro and noticed the new mics right away. Major improvement. Content has always been great, now the sound quality is too.
  • Townsendvol
    Good information
    This is a good mix of local interest, information and behind the scenes
  • Barrismurf
    Great information
    Great information from my local airport. Even if you don't live near TYS this podcast is an interesting listen covering airport operations and business.
  • CH831
    Great airport topics!
    Definitely worth a listen if you are interested in airports.
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