📍 Knoxville⬆ 981 ft2 runways
KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
119
▼
15.5%
DEP / DAY
109
▼
19.1%
ON-TIME
8.8%
Bottom 25%
arr · avg 68 minest
AVG DELAY
68 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 119 arrivals and 109 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 27 carriers across 91 routes. The most active carrier is Endeavor AIR (EDV). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 9% with an average delay of 68 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
91°F
Wind
4 kts
160°
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
Endeavor AIR
112
JIA
PSA Airlines
100
AAY
Allegiant AIR
90
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
86
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
71
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
62
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ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
57
UAL
United Airlines
54
AAL
American Airlines
46
SKW
SKY West Aviation
36
ENY
Envoy AIR
35
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
31
EJA
Netjets Aviation
27
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
21
GJS
Gojet Airlines
18
FDX
Federal Express
16
DIC
Aeromedica
15
FCE
Maxair Charter
13
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
12
JCM
Secure AIR Charter
9
SKQ
Labcorp
8
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
8
UPS
United Parcel Service
8
JRE
LGM Enterprises
8
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
7
FFL
Foreflight
7
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
6
DZR
Midwest Aviation (Omaha
4
GMH
Hughes Flying Service
4
VVT
Aviatsa
3
HRT
Chartright AIR
2
KOW
Baker Aviation
2
PSS
RKC Progress
2
NIT
Middle Georgia State University (MacOn
2
CYO
ATI JET
2
SCX
MN Airlines
2
ISU
ISU
2
VEN
Transaven (Transporte Aereo de Venezuela
2
SCW
Skywest Charter
2
AWI
AIR Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (Appleton
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 |
59 | 0h 35m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
59 | 0h 40m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
34 | 1h 49m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
30 | 1h 50m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
29 | 1h 15m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
28 | 1h 42m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
27 | 1h 13m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
26 | 0h 41m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
26 | 1h 22m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
25 | 1h 15m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
23 | 1h 50m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
23 | 2h 43m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
23 | 0h 30m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
23 | 1h 19m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
23 | 1h 14m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
20 | 1h 57m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
18 | 1h 14m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
18 | 1h 15m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
16 | 1h 21m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
13 | 0h 36m |
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