Home » North America » United States » Tennessee » Knoxville » McGhee Tyson Airport »

Pilot information for McGhee Tyson Airport

[ general | frequencies | runways | weather | notam | navaids | links ]

Caution: This page displays community-maintained data: information may be missing, incorrect, or out of date. Please confirm with an official source before making travel plans.

General information for McGhee Tyson Airport

Airport codes: TYS KTYS
Type: major airport (frequent airline service)
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Latitude: 35.811001 | 35 48.660049 N | N35 48 39
Longitude: -83.994003 | 83 59.640198 W | W083 59 38
Field elevation: 981 ft/299 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 4.475°W

Radio communication frequencies for McGhee Tyson Airport

A/D: 36.08 MHz (KNOXVILLE APP/DEP)
A/D: 118 MHz (KNOXVILLE APP/DEP)
ATIS: 128.35 MHz
CLD: 121.65 MHz (CLNC DEL)
GND: 121.9 MHz (KNOXVILLE GND)
MISC: 41.5 MHz (ARNG OPS)
PTD: 30.3 MHz
RDO: 122.2 MHz (NASHVILLE RDO)
TWR: 121.2 MHz (KNOXVILLE TWR)
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

Members can add and update frequencies.

Runways at McGhee Tyson Airport

05L/23R
9,008 x 150 ft (2,746 x 46 m) — paved — lighted
05R/23L
9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 23L displaced 400 ft (122 m)

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for McGhee Tyson Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for McGhee Tyson Airport

Retrieved 2013/06/19 01:53: 

KTYS 190153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW025 SCT080 BKN250 21/18 A2994

Forecast (TAF) for McGhee Tyson Airport

Retrieved 2013/06/18 00:24: 

TAF KTYS 182320Z 1900/1924 03007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT070 
     FM190200 04003KT P6SM SCT070 
     FM190600 00000KT 6SM BR SKC 
     FM190800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT250 
      TEMPO 1909/1912 2SM BR 
     FM191300 04005KT P6SM BKN250

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for McGhee Tyson Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 06/020: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!CSV 06/020 HCH NAV VOR OTS WEF 1306181729-1306191400
CREATED: 18 Jun 2013 17:29:00 
SOURCE: AOCC
NOTAM 06/038: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/038 TYS SVC ATIS OTS WEF 1306191130-1306191330
CREATED: 18 Jun 2013 12:38:00 
SOURCE: AOCC
NOTAM 06/037: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/037 TYS RWY 23R SFL OTS WEF 1306181217
CREATED: 18 Jun 2013 12:18:00 
SOURCE: AOCC
NOTAM 06/035: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/035 TYS NAV ILS RWY 5L LLZ/GP OTS WEF 1306191700-1306192200
CREATED: 16 Jun 2013 17:01:00 
SOURCE: TYS
NOTAM 06/032: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/032 TYS OBST TOWER 1378 (282 AGL) 14.5 W LGTS OTS (ASR 1212598) WEF 1306160559-1307010559
CREATED: 16 Jun 2013 05:59:00 
SOURCE: TYS
NOTAM 06/031: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/031 TYS RWY 5L VASI OTS WEF 1306181230-1306201900
CREATED: 15 Jun 2013 12:31:00 
SOURCE: TYS
NOTAM 06/029: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/029 TYS OBST TOWER 2876 (380 AGL) 10.8 SSE LGTS OTS (ASR 1043007) WEF 1306142215-1306292215
CREATED: 14 Jun 2013 22:15:00 
SOURCE: TYS
NOTAM 06/025: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 06/025 TYS OBST TOWER 1240 (199 AGL) 1.9 WNW LGTS OTS (ASR 1231256) WEF 1306130202-1306280202
CREATED: 13 Jun 2013 02:02:00 
SOURCE: KBNAYFYX
NOTAM 05/005: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 05/005 TYS NAV BENFI NDB/ILS RWY 5L LO UNMONITORED WEF 1305011928
CREATED: 01 May 2013 19:28:00 
SOURCE: KBNAYFYX
NOTAM 01/065: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!TYS 01/065 TYS OBST STACK 1071 (250 AGL) 17.35 WNW LGTS OTS
(3555N08419W) TIL 3712302359
CREATED: 24 Jan 2011 12:50:00 
SOURCE: KMCNYFYX
NOTAM 3/9798: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 3/9798 TYS FI/T IAP MCGHEE-TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   ILS OR LOC RWY 23R, AMDT 12...
   VOR RWY 23R, AMDT 7...
   VOR RWY 23L, AMDT 5...
   ILS RWY 23R (CAT II), AMDT 12...
   ILS RWY 23R (SA CAT 1), AMDT 12...
     DME REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH 
     SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS,     HCH VOR OTS.
CREATED: 18 Jun 2013 18:02:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 3/9022: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 3/9022 TYS FI/T IAP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   ILS OR LOC RWY 5L, AMDT 8B...
     ADD PROFILE NOTE:  VGSI AND ILS GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT.
     CHANGE MISSED APPROACH HOLDING TO READ: HOLD NORTHEAST, LT,
     233.00 INBOUND.
CREATED: 13 May 2013 16:19:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 3/9018: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 3/9018 TYS FI/T IAP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   HI VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 5L, AMDT 3...
     NOTE:  VGSI AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT.
CREATED: 13 May 2013 16:08:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 3/9017: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 3/9017 TYS FI/T IAP MC GHEE TYSON, KNOXVILLE, TN.
   HI ILS OR LOC RWY 5L, AMDT 4...
      S-ILS 5L VIS RVR 2400 ALL CATS.
     NOTE: (ASTERISK)RVR 1800 AUTHORIZED WITH THE USE OF FD OR AP OR
     HUD TO DA.
     NOTE:  VGSI AND ILS GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT.
CREATED: 13 May 2013 16:08:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 3/8856: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
!FDC 3/8856 TYS AIRSPACE ADS-B SERVICES TISB AND FISB AVBL APRIL 2, 
2013. TIS-B SERVICE   IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NAS WHERE THERE ARE
BOTH ADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE (RADAR) AND BROADCAST COVERAGE 
FROM ADS-B GROUND STATIONS. REPORTS OF TIS-B AND FIS-B MALFUNCTIONS 
SHOULD BE REPORTED BY RADIO OR TELEPHONE TO THE NEAREST FSS FACILITY.
CREATED: 02 Apr 2013 12:39:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM W0334/13: McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) 
W0334/13 NOTAMN
Q)  /QGTGV
A)  KTYS
B)  201306101559
C)  201307250901
E)  [DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM] IFR TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS AND DEPARTURE
PROCEDURES POSTED ON THE DOD WEB SITES, DVD AND HIGH VOL EAST ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED.  AIRCREW MAY USE THE VERSIONS PUBLISHED IN DOD LOW VOL
17, FAA BOOKS/WEB/AND DVD. THE CURRENT VERSION IS AMDT 6, (13010).
CREATED: 10 Jun 2013 16:06:00 
SOURCE: KQZC