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KTYS · TYS

McGhee Tyson Airport

35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
137
2.6%
DEP / DAY
130
3.5%
ON-TIME
7.6% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 74 minest
AVG DELAY
74 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 137 arrivals and 130 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 33 carriers across 104 routes. The most active carrier is Endeavor AIR (EDV). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). On-time performance averages 8% with an average delay of 74 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 171 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

25m ago
Temp
93°F
Wind
4 kts
340°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KTYS 041753Z 34004KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 34/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP157 CB DSNT ESE AND CB DSNT WNW T03390222 10350 20244 58014

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

66 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 AM · 1 movement every 171 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
TYSCLT
Charlotte, US
Piedmont Airlines 68 0h 36m
TYSATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 65 0h 40m
TYSIAH
Houston, US
Mesa Aviation Services 38 1h 49m
TYSDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 33 1h 50m
TYSATL
Atlanta, US
Endeavor AIR 32 0h 41m
TYSLGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 32 1h 44m
TYSIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 32 1h 15m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 28 1h 15m
TYSDTW
Detroit, US
Endeavor AIR 27 1h 13m
TYSDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 26 1h 50m
TYSDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 26 1h 22m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 25 1h 19m
TYSBNA
Nashville, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 25 0h 30m
TYSDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 23 2h 43m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 23 1h 14m
TYSSFB
Orlando, US
Allegiant AIR 22 1h 16m
TYSMSP
Minneapolis, US
Endeavor AIR 21 1h 56m
TYSPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 18 1h 21m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 18 1h 15m
TYSFLL
Fort Lauderdale, US
Allegiant AIR 14 1h 59m
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