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KTYS · TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
35.81100°N
-83.99400°W
ARR / DAY
104
▼
16.3%
DEP / DAY
101
▼
17.6%
ON-TIME
64.4%
Top 25%
arr · avg 21 min
dep · 100% · avg 3 min
cal
AVG DELAY
21 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 9,005 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 104 arrivals and 101 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 30 carriers across 85 routes. The most active carrier is Allegiant AIR (AAY). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). On-time performance averages 64% with an average delay of 21 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 180 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 9 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
85°F
Wind
4 kts
160°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
2 installed
05L/23R
9,005 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
Allegiant AIR
100
EDV
Endeavor AIR
97
JIA
PSA Airlines
83
PDT
Piedmont Airlines
76
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
61
DAL
Delta AIR Lines
55
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ASH
Mesa Aviation Services
42
AAL
American Airlines
41
UAL
United Airlines
41
SKW
SKY West Aviation
36
EJA
Netjets Aviation
32
ENY
Envoy AIR
30
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
21
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh
20
FDX
Federal Express
14
GJS
Gojet Airlines
11
JRE
LGM Enterprises
10
FCE
Maxair Charter
8
UPS
United Parcel Service
6
SKQ
Labcorp
6
LBQ
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
6
CNS
Cobalt AIR
5
YEL
Summit Aviation
5
VLY
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
4
JRT
Jetright AIR Management
4
JTZ
Nicholas Services
4
HER
Hera Flight
4
VJT
Vistajet
3
FFT
Frontier Airlines
3
FFL
Foreflight
3
PWA
Priester Aviation (Wheeling
3
CAP
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
3
PSK
Prescott Support Company (Nashville
3
CYO
ATI JET
2
VXP
TEM Enterprises D\b\a Avelo Airlines
2
TWY
Sunset Aviation
2
WUP
WUP
2
PAT
Department of the Army
2
AWI
AIR Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (Appleton
2
TIV
Corporate Flight International
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 |
55 | 0h 42m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
50 | 0h 40m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
26 | 1h 45m |
TYSDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
25 | 1h 51m |
TYSIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
25 | 1h 45m |
TYSATL Atlanta, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
23 | 0h 42m |
TYSDTW Detroit, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
22 | 1h 17m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
22 | 1h 21m |
TYSLGA New York, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
21 | 1h 39m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
20 | 1h 29m |
TYSDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
20 | 1h 19m |
TYSBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
18 | 0h 30m |
TYSDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
18 | 2h 40m |
TYSIAD Washington, DC, US |
UCA
Commutair (Plattsburgh |
17 | 1h 19m |
TYSMSP Minneapolis, US |
EDV
Endeavor AIR |
16 | 2h 2m |
TYSPHL Philadelphia, US |
PDT
Piedmont Airlines |
15 | 1h 23m |
TYSSFB Orlando, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
15 | 1h 17m |
TYSORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
14 | 1h 28m |
TYSPIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, US |
AAY
Allegiant AIR |
14 | 1h 31m |
TYSCLT Charlotte, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
12 | 0h 41m |
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