McGhee Tyson Airport
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 130 arrivals and 127 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 40 carriers across 105 routes. The most active carrier is PSA Airlines (JIA). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 13% with an average delay of 25 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
Runways
2 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
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Carriers
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PDT
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
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
61 | 0h 41m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
45 | 0h 37m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
43 | 0h 37m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
35 | 1h 16m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
34 | 1h 21m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
33 | 1h 48m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
32 | 1h 14m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
32 | 1h 52m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
31 | 0h 43m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
28 | 1h 42m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
28 | 1h 50m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
27 | 1h 19m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
27 | 1h 15m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
23 | 1h 15m |
TYSEWR Newark, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
22 | 1h 39m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
20 | 1h 55m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
18 | 1h 22m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
17 | 2h 43m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
17 | 1h 45m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
16 | 0h 30m |