Knoxville/Maryville

TYS · KTYS

McGhee Tyson Airport

35.81°, -83.99°TN, United States

Passengers a year

3.6M

#78 busiest in the U.S.

37

nonstop destinations

26

airlines

61

departures a day

72.7%

arrivals on time

2.1%

flights cancelled

82.7%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from TYS, by passengers: ATL, DFW, ORD, CLT, DEN, SFB, PIE, FLL, IAH, IADTYSDENORDIADCLTFLLSFBPIEATLIAHDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Knoxville/Maryville, with 31% of all passengers. 26 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 31% of the airport — the 57th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is KOA at 32%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Piedmont, Envoy, Republic, SkyWest
30.8%1.1M-4.9%
G4
Allegiant82% full
27.1%989.7K+6.8%
DL
Delta82% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic
22.7%828.3K+7.4%
UA
United88% fullUnited Express · operated by CommuteAir, SkyWest, GoJet, Mesa, Republic
14.9%544K-2.2%
WN
Southwest79% full
2.7%99.1K—
+Other airlines
1.7%61.3K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

37 nonstop destinations from Knoxville/Maryville, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    282.4K departing · 89% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    211K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    154.4K departing · 84% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    139K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    98.5K departing · 85% full

    United Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Allegiant Air

  • Orlando (SFB)

    96.1K departing · 84% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Pinellas Park (PIE)

    75.6K departing · 81% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    74.2K departing · 84% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Houston (IAH)

    65.2K departing · 91% full

    United Airlines

  • Dulles (IAD)

    63.6K departing · 79% full

    United Airlines · Allegiant Air

All nonstop destinations

37 nonstop · 7 airlines · 37 domestic / 0 intl

CLTCharlotteDFWDallas-Fort WorthMIAMiami

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

ORDChicagoLGANew YorkPHLPhiladelphiaDCAWashington

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Knoxville/Maryville.

Body class · share of departures

When Knoxville/Maryville is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
966,802
1991
998,692
1992
1,076,227
1993
1,119,675
1994
1,074,420
1995
1,152,855
1996
1,193,394
1997
1,201,962
1998
1,326,016
1999
1,394,984
2000
1,452,221
2001
1,043,431
2002
1,029,633
2003
1,385,662
2004
1,575,218
2005
1,831,153
2006
1,640,016
2007
1,795,620
2008
1,699,333
2009
1,640,269
2010
1,621,434
2011
1,709,339
2012
1,710,454
2013
1,677,199
2014
1,699,267
2015
1,714,402
2016
1,785,115
2017
1,942,873
2018
2,144,805
2019
2,501,436
2020
1,143,199
2021
1,959,797
2022
2,443,424
2023
2,781,617
2024
3,280,524
2025
3,573,550
2026
1,401,257 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Knoxville/Maryville, 73 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 25 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 73Late 25Cancelled 2

24 min

average delay

289

flights cancelled

13.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 83.9%

Least reliable here

PSA Airlines 66.5%

Among US airports

#78

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.6%–81.2%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 63.6% of arrivals landed on time — 9.1 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 81.2%.

Frequently asked

How busy is McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)?

McGhee Tyson Airport handled about 3.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #78 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 61 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Knoxville/Maryville (TYS), flying about 31% of its passengers. 26 airlines serve Knoxville/Maryville in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)?

Knoxville/Maryville (TYS) has 37 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)?

About 72.7% of flights arriving at Knoxville/Maryville (TYS) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.1% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)?

The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Knoxville/Maryville (TYS), about 23% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Knoxville/Maryville. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).