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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
124
▼
25.6%
DEP / DAY
118
▼
29.7%
ON-TIME
10.5%
Bottom 25%
arr · avg 24 minest
AVG DELAY
24 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 9,005 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 124 arrivals and 118 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 40 carriers across 101 routes. The most active carrier is Allegiant AIR (AAY). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 11% with an average delay of 24 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 164 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
74°F
Wind
3 kts
320°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
2 installed
05L/23R
9,005 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
Allegiant AIR
135
JIA
PSA Airlines
128
EDV
Endeavor AIR
113
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
58
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
55
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
44
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PDT
Piedmont Airlines
44
EJA
Netjets Aviation
43
GJS
Gojet Airlines
37
ENY
Envoy AIR
36
AAL
American Airlines
33
UAL
United Airlines
32
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
30
FCE
Maxair Charter
22
RPA
Republic Airlines
22
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
22
SKW
SKY West Aviation
21
FDX
Federal Express
19
UPS
United Parcel Service
12
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
9
SKQ
Labcorp
8
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
7
SHE
SHE
6
PAT
Department of the Army
6
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
5
ENJ
ENJ
5
JRE
LGM Enterprises
4
VJA
VJA
4
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
3
WUP
WUP
3
HER
Hera Flight
3
JAS
JET Aviation Flight Services
3
NEW
Northeastern Aviation
2
JUS
USA JET Airlines
2
PRD
Presidential Aviation (FT. Lauderdale
2
PSR
Polestar Aviation
2
JCY
Aerius Management
2
VTE
Corporate Flight Management (Smyrna
2
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
2
VOK
VOK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
55 | 0h 41m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
39 | 0h 37m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
38 | 0h 37m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
33 | 1h 16m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
31 | 1h 21m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
29 | 1h 49m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
29 | 0h 43m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
29 | 1h 52m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
28 | 1h 14m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
23 | 1h 15m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
23 | 1h 40m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
22 | 1h 50m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
22 | 1h 15m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
21 | 1h 53m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
21 | 1h 20m |
TYSEWR Newark, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
20 | 1h 39m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
15 | 1h 23m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
14 | 1h 45m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
13 | 2h 44m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
13 | 0h 30m |
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