# McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS / KTYS)

**McGhee Tyson Airport** (IATA: TYS, ICAO: KTYS) is a large airport in Knoxville/Maryville, Tennessee, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 3.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TYS / KTYS
- FAA: TYS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Knoxville/Maryville, Tennessee, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 986 ft / 301 m
- Coordinates: 35.8110, -83.9940
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 16 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 3,573,550 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://flyknoxville.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGhee_Tyson_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651495
- Weather station: KTYS · WMO 72326
- Ident: KTYS

## Timeline

- 1927: McGhee Tyson Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05L/23R | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 05R/23L | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00218AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,738,133 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,714,402 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,785,115 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,942,873 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,144,805 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,501,436 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,143,199 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,959,797 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,443,424 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,781,617 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,280,524 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,573,550 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

27 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (25)

- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 152 mi / 245 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 176 mi / 284 km · American Eagle
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 391 mi / 629 km · Allegiant Air
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 396 mi / 637 km · Allegiant Air
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 419 mi / 674 km · United Express, Allegiant Air
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 436 mi / 702 km · American Eagle
- [GUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka.md) Jack Edwards National Airport · United States · 437 mi / 703 km · Allegiant Air
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 475 mi / 765 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 512 mi / 824 km · Allegiant Air
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 534 mi / 859 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 551 mi / 887 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 554 mi / 891 km · Allegiant Air, American Eagle
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 588 mi / 946 km · Allegiant Air
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 626 mi / 1,007 km · Allegiant Air
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 630 mi / 1,014 km · United Express, Allegiant Air
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 710 mi / 1,143 km · Allegiant Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 726 mi / 1,168 km · American Eagle
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 770 mi / 1,239 km · American Eagle
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 771 mi / 1,241 km · United Express
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 781 mi / 1,257 km · Allegiant Air
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 789 mi / 1,270 km · Allegiant Air
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 880 mi / 1,417 km · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,159 mi / 1,866 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,596 mi / 2,568 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,735 mi / 2,793 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (3)

- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 460 mi / 740 km · Allegiant Air
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 829 mi / 1,334 km · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,159 mi / 1,866 km · United Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TYS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 20
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 6
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 5
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1

Former hub of [Tennessee Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tennessee-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.6M (2025) | #416 of 3,974 | #100 in North America | #79 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 986 ft / 301 m | #17,942 of 43,403 | #8,028 in North America | #6,435 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | KNOXVILLE APP/DEP | 118.000 |
| A/D | KNOXVILLE APP/DEP | 36.080 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.350 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.650 |
| GND | KNOXVILLE GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | ARNG OPS | 41.500 |
| PTD | PTD | 30.300 |
| RDO | NASHVILLE RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | KNOXVILLE TWR | 121.200 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KRHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krhp.md) Western Carolina Regional Airport · 43 mi / 69 km
- [CSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcsv.md) Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field · 62 mi / 100 km
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · 86 mi / 138 km
- [CHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcha.md) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) · 87 mi / 139 km
- [LOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kloz.md) London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field · 88 mi / 142 km
- [SME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksme.md) Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · 93 mi / 149 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “McGhee Tyson Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGhee_Tyson_Airport&oldid=1373397799), revision of 5 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys/data