📍 Knoxville⬆ 981 ft2 runways
KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
140
▼
17.4%
DEP / DAY
138
▼
17.5%
ON-TIME
10.3%
Bottom 25%
arr · avg 26 minest
AVG DELAY
26 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 140 arrivals and 138 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 42 carriers across 106 routes. The most active carrier is Allegiant AIR (AAY). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 10% with an average delay of 26 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
Temp
66°F
Wind
4 kts
230°
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
173
JIA
PSA Airlines
163
EDV
Endeavor AIR
139
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
76
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
74
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
58
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ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
54
EJA
Netjets Aviation
54
UAL
United Airlines
48
AAL
American Airlines
45
ENY
Envoy AIR
44
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
44
GJS
Gojet Airlines
40
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
31
SKW
SKY West Aviation
26
RPA
Republic Airlines
26
FCE
Maxair Charter
22
FDX
Federal Express
19
UPS
United Parcel Service
12
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
12
JRE
LGM Enterprises
10
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
9
SKQ
Labcorp
7
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
6
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
4
SHE
SHE
4
WUP
WUP
4
ENJ
ENJ
4
PAT
Department of the Army
4
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
3
HER
Hera Flight
3
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
3
JUS
USA JET Airlines
2
VOK
VOK
2
FRG
Freight Runners Express
2
VJA
VJA
2
PSR
Polestar Aviation
2
WWI
Worldwide JET Charter (Scottsdale
2
JTZ
Nicholas Services
2
MJS
Aircharters Worlwide Inc. (FT. Lauderdale
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
70 | 0h 41m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
50 | 0h 37m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
49 | 0h 38m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
39 | 1h 18m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
37 | 0h 43m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
37 | 1h 51m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
36 | 1h 21m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
36 | 1h 14m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
36 | 1h 49m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
34 | 1h 51m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
33 | 1h 41m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
31 | 1h 21m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
30 | 1h 16m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
27 | 1h 16m |
TYSEWR Newark, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
24 | 1h 40m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
21 | 1h 45m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
21 | 2h 43m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
20 | 1h 23m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
20 | 1h 57m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
18 | 0h 30m |
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