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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
100
▼
27.2%
DEP / DAY
99
▼
23.7%
ON-TIME
82%
Top 25%
arr · avg -3 min
dep · 100% · avg -8 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 100 arrivals and 99 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 32 carriers across 87 routes. The most active carrier is Allegiant AIR (AAY). 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 180 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 4 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
92°F
Wind
5 kts
310°
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
87
EDV
Endeavor AIR
85
JIA
PSA Airlines
83
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
64
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
53
EJA
Netjets Aviation
48
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DAL
Delta AIR Lines
44
UAL
United Airlines
35
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
34
ENY
Envoy AIR
30
AAL
American Airlines
30
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
27
SKW
SKY West Aviation
26
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
20
FCE
Maxair Charter
19
FDX
Federal Express
16
JRE
LGM Enterprises
11
GJS
Gojet Airlines
10
UPS
United Parcel Service
8
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
8
SKQ
Labcorp
7
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
7
EUR
EUR
7
SLA
SLA
6
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
4
CNS
Cobalt AIR
4
FRG
Freight Runners Express
4
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
3
VJA
VJA
3
COL
SC Aviation
2
EJM
Executive JET Management
2
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
2
PXG
Aitheras Aviation Group
2
JTZ
Nicholas Services
2
TCN
TCN
2
ETA
Zetta JET USA
2
PJC
Holman Leasing Systems
2
SVL
Alante AIR Charter
2
JAS
JET Aviation Flight Services
2
JCM
Secure AIR Charter
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 |
46 | 0h 36m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
42 | 0h 38m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
26 | 0h 42m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
23 | 1h 19m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
23 | 1h 19m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
21 | 1h 48m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
21 | 0h 30m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
21 | 1h 47m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
19 | 1h 15m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
18 | 1h 39m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
17 | 1h 47m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
17 | 1h 23m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
17 | 1h 44m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
16 | 0h 35m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
16 | 1h 19m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
16 | 1h 23m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
15 | 1h 14m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
15 | 1h 27m |
TYSPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
13 | 1h 22m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
12 | 1h 56m |
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