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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
95
▼
29.9%
DEP / DAY
95
▼
27.3%
ON-TIME
83.3%
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 95 arrivals and 95 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 27 carriers across 81 routes. The most active carrier is PSA Airlines (JIA). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 83% 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 · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
71°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
3219 m
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
93
EDV
Endeavor AIR
91
AAY
Allegiant AIR
84
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
66
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
63
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
45
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ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
39
AAL
American Airlines
39
UAL
United Airlines
35
ENY
Envoy AIR
34
EJA
Netjets Aviation
32
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
22
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
20
FCE
Maxair Charter
18
SKW
SKY West Aviation
18
FDX
Federal Express
14
JRE
LGM Enterprises
13
GJS
Gojet Airlines
12
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
10
EUR
EUR
9
UPS
United Parcel Service
8
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
8
SKQ
Labcorp
6
FRG
Freight Runners Express
6
RPA
Republic Airlines
6
WUP
WUP
4
CNS
Cobalt AIR
4
SLA
SLA
3
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
3
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
2
TWY
Sunset Aviation
2
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
2
TFF
Talon AIR
2
VET
Venture Aviation Group
2
ETA
Zetta JET USA
2
PXG
Aitheras Aviation Group
2
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
2
DCS
DC Aviation
2
EJM
Executive JET Management
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 |
46 | 0h 36m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
44 | 0h 39m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
31 | 1h 16m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
25 | 0h 42m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
24 | 0h 35m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
24 | 1h 47m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
23 | 1h 50m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
23 | 1h 19m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
21 | 0h 31m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
20 | 1h 36m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
18 | 1h 47m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
18 | 1h 14m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
18 | 1h 22m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
17 | 1h 15m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
16 | 1h 14m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
16 | 1h 21m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
16 | 1h 47m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
15 | 2h 42m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
15 | 1h 55m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
15 | 1h 22m |
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