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Mc Ghee Tyson Airport

Knoxville, Tennessee
IATA: TYS
ICAO: KTYS
FAA: TYS
Elevation: 986 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
6,570
October 10, 2026
2026 Daily Average
5,878
275 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
6,363
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
1.62M
Through October 10
Year-over-Year
+13.87%
+196,896 passengers
National Rank
#77
2025 comparable rank #81

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count6,570
30-day average7,004
Busiest 2026 day10,185
September 27
Comparable 2025 YTD1,419,549
2026 YTD1,616,445

Monthly TYS TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

TYS airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-10 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January105,477122,645121,7294,058
February98,567120,817113,7424,375
March124,038154,496173,9565,611
April119,638143,473155,1255,540
May152,476179,678179,0406,394
June144,463156,535207,0436,901
July171,008172,981208,1206,714
August151,042157,699188,9826,096
September143,795142,365190,9026,363
October*51,85668,86077,8067,781
*October figures include October 1-10 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

TYS National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#84
1,687,119 passengers
2025
#81
1,850,810 passengers
2026 YTD
#77
1,616,445 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 10.

Airport Profile

Associated cityKnoxville
State or territoryTennessee
Elevation986 ft
Coordinates35.8111, -83.9941

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeTYS
FAA identifierTYS
ICAO identifierKTYS
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 10, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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