McGhee Tyson Airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS/TYS) is a large international airport located in Knoxville, TN. It features 2 runways with the longest being 10,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 92 arrivals and 82 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 24 carriers across 74 routes. The most active carrier is Endeavor AIR (EDV). The busiest route is to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). 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 · 11 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Runways
2 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
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AAL
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
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
40 | 0h 36m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
37 | 0h 41m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
22 | 1h 20m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
21 | 1h 13m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
21 | 1h 15m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
20 | 1h 45m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
19 | 1h 49m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
19 | 1h 20m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
18 | 1h 39m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
18 | 0h 30m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
16 | 1h 55m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
16 | 1h 18m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
16 | 0h 41m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
14 | 1h 21m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
13 | 1h 22m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
13 | 2h 42m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
13 | 1h 14m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
12 | 1h 48m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
12 | 1h 19m |
TYSMIA Miami, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
11 | 1h 39m |