KTYS — Mc Ghee Tyson
Knoxville, TN · field elevation 986 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KTYS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTYS 111153Z 18003KT 10SM FEW020 FEW150 24/22 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02390217 10256 20228 53007
- Wind
- from 180° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,004 ft · pressure altitude 766 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23R | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 23L | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 05L | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 05R | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 32,000–38,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTYS 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 FEW150 FM111700 24008KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1122/1203 2SM TSRA BKN025 BKN035CB FM120300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM120600 01004KT P6SM SCT100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.81109, -83.99407
- Elevation
- 986 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1052Z / 0030Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Blount, TN
Airport diagram
Everything else KTYS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 05R/23L | 9,000 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 128.35
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 121.2
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.65
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 051-229
- 118.0
- Approach 230-050
- 123.9
- Approach
- 125.525
Published procedures
- 14 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDKX Knoxville Downtown Island11 nm
- KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge23 nm
- KMNV Monroe County25 nm
- KJAU Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield32 nm
- KRKW Rockwood Muni35 nm
- KMMI Mcminn County37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KTYS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Tennessee airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.