📍 Knoxville⬆ 981 ft2 runways
KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
84
▼
38.1%
DEP / DAY
83
▼
36.0%
ON-TIME
82%
Top 25%
arr · avg -3 min
dep · 100% · avg -11 min
cal
AVG DELAY
-3 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 84 arrivals and 83 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 24 carriers across 75 routes. The most active carrier is PSA Airlines (JIA). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 82% with an average delay of -3 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 189 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
73°F
Wind
3 kts
30°
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
PSA Airlines
76
EDV
Endeavor AIR
75
AAY
Allegiant AIR
74
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
56
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
51
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
39
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AAL
American Airlines
31
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
30
UAL
United Airlines
26
EJA
Netjets Aviation
26
ENY
Envoy AIR
25
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
20
SKW
SKY West Aviation
16
FCE
Maxair Charter
15
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
15
FDX
Federal Express
12
JRE
LGM Enterprises
11
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
10
EUR
EUR
9
GJS
Gojet Airlines
8
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
6
UPS
United Parcel Service
6
SKQ
Labcorp
6
RPA
Republic Airlines
4
FRG
Freight Runners Express
4
CNS
Cobalt AIR
4
SLA
SLA
3
WUP
WUP
3
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
3
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
2
ETA
Zetta JET USA
2
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
2
PXG
Aitheras Aviation Group
2
TWY
Sunset Aviation
2
JAS
JET Aviation Flight Services
2
PJC
Holman Leasing Systems
2
EJM
Executive JET Management
2
JCM
Secure AIR Charter
2
DCS
DC Aviation
2
AXO
AXO
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 |
39 | 0h 36m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
38 | 0h 38m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
23 | 1h 16m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
20 | 0h 42m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
19 | 1h 47m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
19 | 0h 35m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
18 | 1h 20m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
18 | 1h 50m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
17 | 1h 34m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
17 | 0h 31m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
14 | 1h 46m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
14 | 1h 14m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
14 | 1h 22m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
14 | 1h 21m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
13 | 1h 14m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
13 | 1h 15m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
13 | 1h 22m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
13 | 1h 47m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
12 | 1h 54m |
TYSPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
12 | 1h 23m |
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