📍 Knoxville⬆ 981 ft2 runways
KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
140
▼
0.2%
DEP / DAY
129
▼
4.2%
ON-TIME
8.5%
Bottom 25%
arr · avg 70 minest
AVG DELAY
70 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 140 arrivals and 129 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 32 carriers across 106 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 70 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 · 11 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
97°F
Wind
4 kts
340°
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
Endeavor AIR
137
JIA
PSA Airlines
116
AAY
Allegiant AIR
112
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
93
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
84
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
72
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ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
66
UAL
United Airlines
64
AAL
American Airlines
54
SKW
SKY West Aviation
46
ENY
Envoy AIR
38
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
38
EJA
Netjets Aviation
31
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
25
GJS
Gojet Airlines
22
FDX
Federal Express
20
FCE
Maxair Charter
18
DIC
Aeromedica
15
FFL
Foreflight
10
UPS
United Parcel Service
10
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
10
SKQ
Labcorp
10
JCM
Secure AIR Charter
9
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
9
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
7
SCX
MN Airlines
6
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
6
DZR
Midwest Aviation (Omaha
6
KOW
Baker Aviation
5
HRT
Chartright AIR
4
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
4
GMH
Hughes Flying Service
4
VVT
Aviatsa
3
JRE
LGM Enterprises
3
AWI
AIR Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (Appleton
2
CYO
ATI JET
2
ENR
Scenic AIR (Pty)
2
PSS
RKC Progress
2
PAT
Department of the Army
2
VEN
Transaven (Transporte Aereo de Venezuela
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 |
69 | 0h 40m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
68 | 0h 36m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
40 | 1h 47m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
35 | 1h 51m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
35 | 1h 15m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
34 | 1h 13m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
33 | 1h 40m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
32 | 1h 21m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
32 | 0h 42m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
32 | 1h 16m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
29 | 1h 49m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
28 | 2h 43m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
27 | 1h 23m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
26 | 0h 31m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
25 | 1h 56m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
23 | 1h 14m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
22 | 1h 17m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
22 | 1h 16m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
19 | 1h 21m |
TYSFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
16 | 1h 57m |
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