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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
108
▼
11.0%
DEP / DAY
100
▼
13.2%
ON-TIME
70.1%
Top 25%
arr · avg 13 min
dep · 100% · avg -2 min
cal
AVG DELAY
13 min
7d window
McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS/TYS) is a large domestic airport located in Knoxville, TN. It features 2 runways with the longest being 10,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 108 arrivals and 100 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 24 carriers across 80 routes. The most active carrier is Endeavor AIR (EDV). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 70% with an average delay of 13 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 180 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 12 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
84°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
2 installed
05L/23R
10,000 ft × 150
CON● LITHIGH
05R/23L
9,000 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
Endeavor AIR
93
AAY
Allegiant AIR
79
JIA
PSA Airlines
74
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
74
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
55
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
46
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SKW
SKY West Aviation
39
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
36
UAL
United Airlines
35
AAL
American Airlines
33
EJA
Netjets Aviation
31
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
25
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
23
GJS
Gojet Airlines
22
ENY
Envoy AIR
20
TAL
Talair Pty.
20
FDX
Federal Express
15
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
12
FCE
Maxair Charter
9
UPS
United Parcel Service
8
FFL
Foreflight
8
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
8
WUP
WUP
7
SKQ
Labcorp
6
JRE
LGM Enterprises
6
AXO
AXO
6
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
5
SCX
MN Airlines
5
AWI
AIR Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (Appleton
4
TWY
Sunset Aviation
4
BPX
BPX
4
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
4
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
3
KOW
Baker Aviation
3
FLC
United States Department of Transportation
3
MAF
Aerolineas MAS
3
NJM
Northern JET Management
3
CGO
Chicago AIR
2
PXT
Pacific Coast JET (Oakland
2
CNS
Cobalt AIR
2
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TWR | 121.200 | 24 |
| TWR | 257.800 | 24 |
| GND | 121.900 | 24 |
| GND | 348.600 | 24 |
| ATIS | 128.350 | 24 |
| APCH | 118.000 | 24 |
| APCH | 123.900 | 24 |
| APCH | 125.525 | 24 |
| APCH | 353.600 | 24 |
| APCH | 360.800 | 24 |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| ARNG OPS | 49.950 | 24 |
| OTHER | 49.950 | 24 |
| TYS VOT | 112.000 | — |
| OTHER | 112.000 | — |
| CLASS C | 118.000 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 121.200 | 24 |
| EMERG | 121.500 | 24 |
| CD/P | 121.650 | 24 |
| OTHER | 121.650 | 24 |
| MC GHEE | 122.200 | — |
| OTHER | 122.200 | — |
| CLASS C | 123.900 | 24 |
| ANG OPS | 143.800 | 24 |
| OTHER | 143.800 | 24 |
| ARNG OPS | 149.800 | 24 |
| OTHER | 149.800 | 24 |
| EMERG | 243.000 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 257.800 | 24 |
| ANG OPS | 303.250 | 24 |
| OTHER | 303.250 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 353.600 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 360.800 | 24 |
| ARNG OPS | 373.900 | 24 |
| OTHER | 373.900 | 24 |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZTL
- Mag var:
- 6° W
- Fuel:
- 100LL, A++
Destination network
Great-circle routes from KTYS · last 7d
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Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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80 routes
| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
54 | 0h 36m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
45 | 0h 39m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
25 | 1h 38m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
25 | 1h 20m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
24 | 1h 14m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
23 | 1h 45m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
23 | 1h 17m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
22 | 0h 41m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
21 | 1h 16m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
20 | 1h 49m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
20 | 1h 21m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
19 | 0h 30m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
18 | 1h 53m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
18 | 1h 21m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
16 | 1h 24m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
16 | 1h 58m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
15 | 1h 20m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
14 | 1h 13m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
14 | 2h 58m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
13 | 0h 37m |
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