Knoxville/Maryville, TN · Airport profile
TYS
McGhee Tyson Airport
TYS right now
Live conditions where a permitted source publishes them, and the historical record where none does.
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79.4% leave on time
13:00–13:59 local · 1,892 departures on record
When flights run late in this hour, most of the delay is attributed to late-arriving aircraft.
Historical pattern for TYS from US DOT BTS — not a live reading.
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Airport reliability
Best time to fly from TYS
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 87.6% of the time, against 58.7% for 9 PM–5 AM departures — a gap of 28.9 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
What to expect at TYS
How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.
Scheduled departures by hour
The busiest hour is 7 AM, with about 5 departures a day, against roughly 0 at 9 PM. Counterintuitively, that peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here — early banks fly aircraft that have been on the ground overnight rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 4.6 percentage points.
By month
July is historically the weakest month and November the strongest, a spread of 9.7 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at TYS
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines OH | 9,885 | 77.3% | 2.77% | -6 min |
| Allegiant Air G4 | 9,031 | 76.6% | 0.87% | -7 min |
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 4,689 | 80.4% | 1.51% | -9 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 4,633 | 89.0% | 1.40% | -16 min |
| American Airlines AA | 4,613 | 74.8% | 2.62% | -6 min |
| Endeavor Air 9E | 4,146 | 89.5% | 1.66% | -16 min |
| Envoy Air MQ | 2,369 | 79.8% | 0.89% | -5 min |
| Republic Airways YX | 1,997 | 81.8% | 2.95% | -9 min |
| United Airlines UA | 1,234 | 84.6% | 1.13% | -9 min |
| Southwest Airlines WN | 635 | 81.6% | 0.16% | -9 min |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 534 | 71.9% | 0.75% | -5 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from TYS
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Busiest routes
| Destination | Flights | On time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYS → ATL Atlanta | 6,348 | 88.6% | 80 |
| TYS → ORD Chicago | 5,728 | 75.2% | 48 |
| TYS → CLT Charlotte | 5,459 | 78.1% | 59 |
| TYS → DFW Dallas–Fort Worth | 4,463 | 76.5% | 49 |
| TYS → DCA Washington | 3,241 | 76.4% | 43 |
| TYS → DEN Denver | 2,848 | 84.4% | 76 |
| TYS → SFB Orlando | 1,890 | 73.8% | 52 |
| TYS → PIE Pinellas Park | 1,455 | 76.1% | 55 |
| TYS → PHL Philadelphia | 1,284 | 85.1% | 68 |
| TYS → FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,274 | 65.9% | 40 |
| TYS → MIA Miami | 1,196 | 82.0% | 71 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 43,766 departures from TYS. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.