Assistant Commissioner, Business and Workforce Development
We’re not short on ways to get here. Our central location means your business can connect to customers and suppliers faster. We’re home to the busiest cargo airport in the world, the third largest rail center in the U.S. and the nation’s fifth largest inland port.
We’re home to the busiest cargo airport in the world, the third largest rail center in the U.S. and the nation’s fifth largest inland port. If you’re up for a day trip, Tennessee is conveniently accessible within a day’s drive to a majority of U.S. markets. In fact, we feel honored to be the center of attention—and the center of world for that matter.
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Miles of Interstate
Commercial airports
Select cities from the list below to discover how far Tennessee cities are from key metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Knoxville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
TriCities
Charlotte
Washington D.C.
Chicago
Atlanta
New Orleans
If you’re up for a day trip, Tennessee is conveniently accessible within a day’s drive to a majority of U.S. markets. In fact, we feel honored to be the center of attention—and the center of world for that matter.
Learn MoreMiles of navigable waterways
Miles of main and short line railroads
In the Southeast for Best Infrastructure – CNBC, 2021
Read up on all the details of the Location & Infrastructure of Tennessee.