Airports / KTYS / McGhee Tyson AirportIATA TYSGood ground coverage
⚡ Upgrade for 1yr history
McGhee Tyson Airport satellite view
📍 Knoxville⬆ 981 ft2 runways
KTYS · TYS

McGhee Tyson Airport

35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
99
13.2%
DEP / DAY
88
18.2%
ON-TIME
schedules pending
AVG DELAY
7d window

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 99 arrivals and 88 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 25 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 200 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

42m ago
Temp
90°F
Wind
5 kts
90°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KTYS 312253Z 09005KT 10SM FEW050 SCT110 SCT250 32/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03220189

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

64 destinations
Live destinations · drag to pan · scroll to zoom

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 AM · 1 movement every 200 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

Click any segment for full inspection

Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
TYSCLT
Charlotte, US
Piedmont Airlines 44 0h 36m
TYSATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 40 0h 40m
TYSDTW
Detroit, US
Endeavor AIR 25 1h 13m
TYSLGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 23 1h 37m
TYSDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 22 1h 20m
TYSATL
Atlanta, US
Endeavor AIR 22 0h 41m
TYSIAH
Houston, US
Mesa Aviation Services 20 1h 45m
TYSIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 19 1h 14m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 18 1h 14m
TYSBNA
Nashville, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 18 0h 30m
TYSDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 17 1h 49m
TYSSFB
Orlando, US
Allegiant AIR 17 1h 18m
TYSDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 16 1h 49m
TYSMSP
Minneapolis, US
Endeavor AIR 16 1h 58m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 14 1h 15m
TYSPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 13 1h 23m
TYSCLT
Charlotte, US
SKY West Aviation 13 0h 35m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 12 1h 13m
TYSORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 12 1h 20m
TYSMIA
Miami, US
American Airlines 11 1h 39m
© SkyMeter · All flight data subject to ODbL attribution · Updated 23:35 UTC