Airfares

In this section we'll discuss your options for traveling to Gatlinburg by air. The cost is relatively low and there are two airports within an hour's drive of the park for your convenience.

McGhee-Tyson Airport, the nearest major airport to Gatlinburg, is located 45 miles west of town, just outside Knoxville, Tennessee.

McGhee-Tyson is served by:

• Allegiant Air
• American Airlines/American Eagle
• Comair
• Continental Airlines
• Delta
• Northwest
• United
• and U.S. Airways

The Asheville Regional Airport is south of Asheville, North Carolina, about 60 miles east of the park.

The Asheville airport is served by:

• Continental
• Delta
• Northwest
• and U.S. Airways.

To find the lowest discount prices on airline tickets, two good sites to visit are Priceline.com and Sidestep.com.

Everyone probably has their favorite airlines -- and a horror story about something that has happened on an airline that other people like. It's difficult to recommend one airline over another. Since Gatlinburg is located in Tennessee, Delta saturates the South with flights. They have a good reputation with most people for courtesy and for getting people to their destination reasonably on time. They are not always the cheapest flight, but they have many connecting services to smaller airports which makes them a necessity.