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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
85
▼
35.1%
DEP / DAY
79
▼
37.5%
ON-TIME
71.7%
Top 25%
arr · avg 9 min
dep · 100% · avg -8 min
cal
AVG DELAY
9 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 10,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 85 arrivals and 79 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 23 carriers across 67 routes. The most active carrier is Allegiant AIR (AAY). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 72% with an average delay of 9 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 189 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 5 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
81°F
Wind
4 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
2 installed
05L/23R
10,000 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
69
EDV
Endeavor AIR
63
JIA
PSA Airlines
54
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
49
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
37
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
33
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EJA
Netjets Aviation
31
SKW
SKY West Aviation
28
UAL
United Airlines
27
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
24
AAL
American Airlines
23
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
21
TAL
Talair Pty.
20
ENY
Envoy AIR
18
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
14
GJS
Gojet Airlines
14
FDX
Federal Express
12
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
9
FFL
Foreflight
8
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
8
WUP
WUP
8
UPS
United Parcel Service
7
JRE
LGM Enterprises
7
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
6
FCE
Maxair Charter
6
SKQ
Labcorp
5
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
5
PAT
Department of the Army
4
NJM
Northern JET Management
4
FLC
United States Department of Transportation
3
SCX
MN Airlines
3
MAF
Aerolineas MAS
3
PXT
Pacific Coast JET (Oakland
3
VTE
Corporate Flight Management (Smyrna
2
CNS
Cobalt AIR
2
BPX
BPX
2
VAL
Voyageur Airways
2
ULA
Ultraair
2
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
2
ENR
Scenic AIR (Pty)
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 |
39 | 0h 36m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
36 | 0h 39m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
19 | 0h 40m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
18 | 1h 40m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
18 | 1h 20m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
17 | 1h 15m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
16 | 1h 45m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
15 | 1h 20m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
14 | 1h 48m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
14 | 1h 22m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
13 | 1h 16m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
13 | 1h 17m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
12 | 0h 29m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
12 | 1h 19m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
12 | 1h 26m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
11 | 1h 45m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
10 | 1h 52m |
TYSMIA Miami, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
10 | 1h 38m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
9 | 0h 36m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
8 | 1h 59m |
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