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Blountville (TRI) to Knoxville/Maryville (TYS)

100mi
160 km87 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 00m

Bearing

243° SW

Blountville (TRI) to Knoxville/Maryville (TYS) is 100 miles (160 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies TRITYS

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In December 2025, Endeavor Air operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop TRI–TYS; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 63% full.

Departures

2

December 2025

Seats

126

both directions

Passengers

80

both directions

Load factor

63.5%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies TRI–TYS?

Endeavor Air operated the most nonstop TRI–TYS departures in December 2025 (1), one of 2 carriers on the route.

  • 9E

    Endeavor Air

    1 departures · 76 seats

    53.9%

    Load

  • PT

    Piedmont Airlines

    1 departures · 50 seats

    78.0%

    Load

What plane flies TRI–TYS?

In December 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 50% of TRI–TYS departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has TRI–TYS traffic changed?

Nonstop TRI–TYS departures rose from 1 in May 2025 to 2 in December 2025.

Monthly nonstop TRITYS traffic, trailing 12 months through December 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    1 departures · 76 passengers

    100.0%

    Load

  • June 2025

    1 departures · 72 passengers

    94.7%

    Load

  • July 2025

    1 departures · 72 passengers

    94.7%

    Load

  • August 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • September 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • October 2025

    1 departures · 51 passengers

    73.9%

    Load

  • November 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • December 2025

    2 departures · 80 passengers

    63.5%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

TRITYS

78.0% full

1 departures · 39 passengers

TYSTRI

53.9% full

1 departures · 41 passengers

Nonstop TRI–TYS traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through December 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.

The airports

TRI

US

Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport

Coordinates

36.48°N, 82.41°W

Hemisphere

N · W

TYS

US

McGhee Tyson Airport

Coordinates

35.81°N, 83.99°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Blountville (TRI) from Knoxville/Maryville (TYS)?

TRI to TYS is 100 miles (160 km / 87 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from TRI to TYS?

A nonstop covers the 100-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies TRI–TYS?

In December 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-145 (50.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying TRI–TYS?

Distance-based programs credit off the 100-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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