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McGhee Tyson Airport · October 2026

Every nonstop from Knoxville.

36 destinations on 6 airlines from the closest major airport to the Great Smoky Mountains. Find your nonstop, plan around the airport and the Smokies, and tell the airlines where Knoxville should fly next.

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Short answer

Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has nonstop flights to 36 destinations as of October 2026: 26 year-round and 10 seasonal, on Allegiant, American, Avelo, Delta, Southwest, United. It has no scheduled international flights.

The airport

Knoxville's airport, by the numbers

36nonstop destinations from TYS.
3.63Mpassengers in 2025, an all-time record.
41%busier than in 2019.
45miles from the terminal to Gatlinburg.

Interactive

The route map

Filter by region, airline and season. Tap any city for its airlines.

36 nonstops from TYS
Year-roundSeasonalPIT: not served yet
  • Atlanta, GA ATLDelta
  • Austin, TX AUSAllegiant, Southwest
  • Baltimore/Washington, MD BWISouthwest
  • Boston, MA BOSAllegiant
  • Charlotte, NC CLTAmerican
  • Chicago (O'Hare), IL ORDAmerican, United
  • Chicago (Midway), IL MDWAllegiant
  • Dallas (Love Field), TX DALSouthwest
  • Dallas/Fort Worth, TX DFWAmerican
  • Denver, CO DENUnited, Allegiant, Southwest
  • Destin/Fort Walton Beach, FL VPSAllegiant
  • Detroit, MI DTWDelta
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL FLLAllegiant
  • Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, AL GUFAllegiant
  • Houston (Intercontinental), TX IAHUnited
  • Houston (Hobby), TX HOUAllegiant
  • Jacksonville, FL JAXAllegiant
  • Key West, FL EYWAllegiant
  • Las Vegas, NV LASAllegiant
  • Memphis, TN MEMAllegiant
  • Miami, FL MIAAmerican
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN MSPDelta
  • Nashville, TN BNASouthwest
  • New Haven, CT HVNAvelo
  • New York (LaGuardia), NY LGADelta
  • Newark, NJ EWRAllegiant, United
  • Orlando (International), FL MCOAllegiant, Southwest
  • Orlando (Sanford), FL SFBAllegiant
  • Philadelphia, PA PHLAmerican, Allegiant
  • Phoenix (Sky Harbor), AZ PHXAllegiant
  • Punta Gorda/Fort Myers, FL PGDAllegiant
  • Sarasota/Bradenton, FL SRQAllegiant
  • St. Petersburg/Clearwater, FL PIEAllegiant
  • Tampa, FL TPASouthwest
  • Washington (Dulles), VA IADUnited, Allegiant
  • Washington (Reagan National), DC DCAAmerican

East Tennessee

Why people fly into Knoxville.

Layered blue ridgelines of the Great Smoky Mountains fading into haze, with dark spruce in the foreground
National parkThe SmokiesGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, the closest major airport is TYS.
Aerial view of Neyland Stadium, the University of Tennessee's football stadium in Knoxville, with its double-deck stands wrapped around the field
Game dayNeyland StadiumVols football weekends set TYS passenger records.
Restaurant patios and string lights along Knoxville's Market Square beneath the Four Market Square building
DowntownMarket SquareKnoxville's downtown gathering place.
The open meadow of Cades Cove ringed by forested Smoky Mountain ridges under streaky October clouds
Quiet sideCades CoveThe 11-mile loop through the valley.
Shops along the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg, with the Gatlinburg Space Needle and green mountains beyond
Gateway townGatlinburgThe park's busiest entrance town.

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Autumn color on the slopes below the Thomas Ridge Overlook on Newfound Gap Road, with blue Smoky Mountain ridges beyond

The Smokies

The park is 45 miles from your gate.

Fly into Knoxville, pick up a car and be in Gatlinburg in about an hour and a half. Townsend and Cades Cove are even closer.

Plan the Smokies

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Also from Knoxville

Questions

How many nonstop flights does Knoxville have?
36 destinations as of October 2026: 26 year-round and 10 seasonal.
Which airlines fly from Knoxville?
Allegiant, American, Avelo, Delta, Southwest, United.
What is the closest airport to the Smoky Mountains?
Knoxville's McGhee Tyson (TYS), about 45 miles from Gatlinburg.
Is Knox Nonstop the official airport website?
No. It's an independent guide. For flight status and official information, use the airport and your airline.