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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
108
▼
16.0%
DEP / DAY
99
▼
21.6%
ON-TIME
72.6%
Top 25%
arr · avg 8 min
dep · 100% · avg -8 min
cal
AVG DELAY
8 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 108 arrivals and 99 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 28 carriers across 82 routes. The most active carrier is Endeavor AIR (EDV). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 73% with an average delay of 8 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 · 6 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
81°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
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
87
AAY
Allegiant AIR
77
JIA
PSA Airlines
75
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
65
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
47
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
46
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UAL
United Airlines
37
SKW
SKY West Aviation
36
EJA
Netjets Aviation
35
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
34
AAL
American Airlines
29
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
23
ENY
Envoy AIR
22
TAL
Talair Pty.
20
GJS
Gojet Airlines
18
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
17
FDX
Federal Express
16
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
10
WUP
WUP
10
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
10
UPS
United Parcel Service
9
FFL
Foreflight
8
JRE
LGM Enterprises
8
FCE
Maxair Charter
8
SKQ
Labcorp
7
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
6
MTU
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
5
NJM
Northern JET Management
4
PAT
Department of the Army
4
SCX
MN Airlines
3
FLC
United States Department of Transportation
3
PXT
Pacific Coast JET (Oakland
3
MAF
Aerolineas MAS
3
CGX
CGX
2
JSL
Northern AIR Transport
2
VAL
Voyageur Airways
2
ENR
Scenic AIR (Pty)
2
VTE
Corporate Flight Management (Smyrna
2
BPX
BPX
2
CNS
Cobalt AIR
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 |
51 | 0h 37m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
46 | 0h 40m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
25 | 0h 42m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
23 | 1h 40m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
23 | 1h 15m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
22 | 1h 20m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
21 | 1h 45m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
21 | 1h 18m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
18 | 1h 22m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
17 | 1h 48m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
17 | 1h 16m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
16 | 0h 30m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
16 | 1h 19m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
15 | 1h 15m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
15 | 1h 23m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
13 | 1h 58m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
12 | 1h 52m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
12 | 1h 24m |
TYSMIA Miami, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
12 | 1h 37m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
11 | 0h 36m |
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