KTYS· TYS· Knoxville/Maryville
McGhee Tyson Airport
large airport · elevation 981 ft (299 m)
11:02Z 00:17Z Night
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Current METARVFR
8 min ago·00:53ZKTYS 240053Z 30005KT 10SM FEW070 FEW150 SCT250 26/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02560144
Wind
300° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
26°C / 14°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.00 inHg
Clouds
FEW 7,000ft, FEW 15,000ft, SCT 25,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KTYS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1014.6 HPa hourly temperature of 25.6°C and dew point of 14.4°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05L/23R3048 mCON
05R/23L2743 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05L/23R | TW 1 kt | XW 5 kt L |
| RWY 05R/23L | TW 1 kt | XW 5 kt L |
35.8110°, -83.9940°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 05L/23R (use 23R) | Preferred | HW 1 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 05R/23L (use 23L) | Usable | HW 1 | 5 R | — |
Density altitude
2,460 ft
elevation 981 ft
ISA deviation
+12.9°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KTYS
- ATIS128.350
- CLDCLNC DEL121.650
- GNDKNOXVILLE GND121.900
- TWRKNOXVILLE TWR121.200
- A/DKNOXVILLE APP/DEP36.080
- A/DKNOXVILLE APP/DEP118.000
- MISCARNG OPS41.500
- PTD30.300
- RDONASHVILLE RDO122.200
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KTYS
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| TY | NDB | 353 kHz | LOW |
| VXV | VORTAC | 116.40 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 05L/23R10,000 ft (3,048 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 05R/23L9,000 ft (2,743 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)McGhee Tyson Airport
Diagram unavailable for McGhee Tyson Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:27 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/00Z3206KT · 6 SM · FEW050
Wind: 3206KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW050
TAF KTYS 231725Z 2318/2418 32006KT P6SM FEW050
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/15ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM240000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
VFRFM24/15Z → 24/18Z2905KT · 6 SM · FEW045
Wind: 2905KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW045
FM241500 29005KT P6SM FEW045
Raw TAF
TAF KTYS 231725Z 2318/2418 32006KT P6SM FEW050 FM240000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM241500 29005KT P6SM FEW045
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