What is the TSA wait at TYS right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS). We will not estimate one.
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McGhee Tyson Airport TSA wait times
TYS · KTYS · Knoxville/Maryville, Tennessee
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
78%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of McGhee Tyson Airport left on time 78% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (39%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 97 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was April 2026 (86%). The lowest was December 2025 (70%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 113,911 | 39% |
| the airline | 104,786 | 36% |
| the national airspace system | 47,280 | 16% |
| weather | 28,396 | 10% |
| security | 610 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Asheville Regional Airport AVL · Asheville86 mi
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA · Chattanooga87 mi
- Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI · Blountville100 mi
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg118 mi
- DeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK · Atlanta135 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 05L/23R, 10,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 986.4 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 1,639,080
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/06/13
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for TYS?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS).
How often do flights leave TYS on time?
Flights out of McGhee Tyson Airport left on time 78% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (39%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 97 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to TYS?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near TYS?
The nearest airports in this list are Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), 86 straight-line miles; Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA), 87 straight-line miles; Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI), 100 straight-line miles; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), 118 straight-line miles; DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK), 135 straight-line miles.