KTYS· TYS· Knoxville/Maryville
McGhee Tyson Airport
large airport · elevation 981 ft (299 m)
11:02Z 00:17Z Day
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Current METARVFR
8 min ago·13:53ZKTYS 231353Z 02003KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02440183
Wind
020° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
24°C / 18°C
temp / dew
QNH
1017 hPa
30.04 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KTYS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.1 HPa hourly temperature of 24.4°C and dew point of 18.3°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 | HW 3 kt | XW 1 kt L |
| RWY 05R/23L | HW 3 kt | XW 1 kt L |
35.8110°, -83.9940°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 05L/23R (use 05L) | Preferred | HW 3 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 05R/23L (use 05R) | Usable | HW 3 | 1 L | — |
Density altitude
2,193 ft
elevation 981 ft
ISA deviation
+10.9°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 12:33 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 24/12Z3205KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 3205KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
KTYS 231129Z 2312/2412 32005KT P6SM FEW250
Raw TAF
KTYS 231129Z 2312/2412 32005KT P6SM FEW250
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