Event Brief
McGhee Tyson Airport to expand security checkpoint
Filed: Jun 08, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: McGhee Tyson Airport will receive $10M in federal funding to expand its security checkpoint amid long summer lines.
WHO: McGhee Tyson Airport officials and federal program administrators
WHAT: Federal funding will support expansion of the airport’s security checkpoint to reduce long lines.
WHEN: Jun 08, 2026 at 12:46 PM ET
WHERE: McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Long security lines during summer travel prompted the airport to seek expansion funding through the FY2026 IIJA Airport Terminal Program.
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