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354,494
McGhee Tyson Airport handled 354,494 passengers in May 2026, up 11.2% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 100.0% 354,487 International 0.0% 7 Against 2019 +56.2% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 354,494 +11.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 299,854 +6.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 312,714 +8.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 218,373 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 215,822 −4.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 285,949 −1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 283,722 −0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 359,144 +5.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 307,182 +5.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 311,990 +6.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 351,361 +9.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 345,082 +7.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 318,823 +12.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 280,411 +20.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 287,741 +19.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 215,838 +12.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 226,307 +17.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 290,717 +26.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 284,798 +15.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 339,887 +20.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 290,235 +20.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 292,398 +20.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 321,504 +18.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 321,324 +22.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 05:00–06:00 5.6min · 1,457 recorded · 1,426 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 36.7min 05:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights 25,802 McGhee Tyson Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 91.3% · 1,457 recorded · 1,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 90.4% · 2,366 recorded · 2,323 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 87.7% · 2,823 recorded · 2,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 89.2% · 1,771 recorded · 1,750 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 90.0% · 857 recorded · 850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 83.4% · 1,474 recorded · 1,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 80.7% · 1,553 recorded · 1,529 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 82.2% · 1,954 recorded · 1,921 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 78.1% · 1,282 recorded · 1,262 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 78.4% · 1,477 recorded · 1,458 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 71.9% · 874 recorded · 867 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 77.0% · 2,297 recorded · 2,260 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 72.0% · 2,300 recorded · 2,229 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 65.6% · 1,569 recorded · 1,523 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 64.9% · 891 recorded · 868 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 70.2% · 463 recorded · 449 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 49.7% · 305 recorded · 300 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 84 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 42.3 21.2 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 5.6 min · 1,457 recorded · 1,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 8.5 min · 2,366 recorded · 2,323 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 6.6 min · 2,823 recorded · 2,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 9.3 min · 1,771 recorded · 1,750 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 7.6 min · 857 recorded · 850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 9.3 min · 1,474 recorded · 1,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 13.5 min · 1,553 recorded · 1,529 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 8.4 min · 1,954 recorded · 1,921 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 17.8 min · 1,282 recorded · 1,262 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 17.3 min · 1,477 recorded · 1,458 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 21.4 min · 874 recorded · 867 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 15.7 min · 2,297 recorded · 2,260 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 22.1 min · 2,300 recorded · 2,229 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 25.7 min · 1,569 recorded · 1,523 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 28.1 min · 891 recorded · 868 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 22.3 min · 463 recorded · 449 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 42.3 min · 305 recorded · 300 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 84 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 2,823 1,412 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,457 · 1,457 recorded · 1,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2,366 · 2,366 recorded · 2,323 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2,823 · 2,823 recorded · 2,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1,771 · 1,771 recorded · 1,750 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 857 · 857 recorded · 850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 1,474 · 1,474 recorded · 1,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,553 · 1,553 recorded · 1,529 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 1,954 · 1,954 recorded · 1,921 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 1,282 · 1,282 recorded · 1,262 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 1,477 · 1,477 recorded · 1,458 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 874 · 874 recorded · 867 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 2,297 · 2,297 recorded · 2,260 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 2,300 · 2,300 recorded · 2,229 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 1,569 · 1,569 recorded · 1,523 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 891 · 891 recorded · 868 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 463 · 463 recorded · 449 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 305 · 305 recorded · 300 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 84 · 84 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 5 · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 91.3% 5.6 min 1,426 1,457 06:00 90.4% 8.5 min 2,323 2,366 07:00 87.7% 6.6 min 2,762 2,823 08:00 89.2% 9.3 min 1,750 1,771 09:00 90.0% 7.6 min 850 857 10:00 83.4% 9.3 min 1,456 1,474 11:00 80.7% 13.5 min 1,529 1,553 12:00 82.2% 8.4 min 1,921 1,954 13:00 78.1% 17.8 min 1,262 1,282 14:00 78.4% 17.3 min 1,458 1,477 15:00 71.9% 21.4 min 867 874 16:00 77.0% 15.7 min 2,260 2,297 17:00 72.0% 22.1 min 2,229 2,300 18:00 65.6% 25.7 min 1,523 1,569 19:00 64.9% 28.1 min 868 891 20:00 70.2% 22.3 min 449 463 21:00 49.7% 42.3 min 300 305 22:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 82 84 23:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 5 5
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 79.2% · 4,196 recorded · 4,125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 83.8% · 3,102 recorded · 3,049 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 82.5% · 3,224 recorded · 3,174 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.4% · 3,917 recorded · 3,853 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 79.7% · 4,123 recorded · 4,046 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 80.6% · 3,224 recorded · 3,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 76.5% · 4,016 recorded · 3,930 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 17.8 8.9 0.0
Monday · 15.7 min · 4,196 recorded · 4,125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 9.8 min · 3,102 recorded · 3,049 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 10.3 min · 3,224 recorded · 3,174 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 13.6 min · 3,917 recorded · 3,853 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 14.3 min · 4,123 recorded · 4,046 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 16.8 min · 3,224 recorded · 3,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 17.8 min · 4,016 recorded · 3,930 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 4,196 2,098 0
Monday · 4,196 · 4,196 recorded · 4,125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 3,102 · 3,102 recorded · 3,049 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 3,224 · 3,224 recorded · 3,174 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 3,917 · 3,917 recorded · 3,853 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 4,123 · 4,123 recorded · 4,046 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 3,224 · 3,224 recorded · 3,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 4,016 · 4,016 recorded · 3,930 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 79.2% 15.7 min 4,125 4,196 Tuesday 83.8% 9.8 min 3,049 3,102 Wednesday 82.5% 10.3 min 3,174 3,224 Thursday 81.4% 13.6 min 3,853 3,917 Friday 79.7% 14.3 min 4,046 4,123 Saturday 80.6% 16.8 min 3,143 3,224 Sunday 76.5% 17.8 min 3,930 4,016
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 80.0% · 1,883 recorded · 1,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 80.3% · 1,728 recorded · 1,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 80.0% · 2,289 recorded · 2,244 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 84.3% · 2,209 recorded · 2,180 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 79.5% · 2,439 recorded · 2,405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 73.5% · 2,555 recorded · 2,497 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 72.1% · 1,243 recorded · 1,203 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 79.6% · 1,174 recorded · 1,147 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 84.8% · 2,503 recorded · 2,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 83.9% · 2,968 recorded · 2,947 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 84.7% · 2,454 recorded · 2,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 76.5% · 2,357 recorded · 2,337 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 29.8 14.9 0.0
Jan · 15.9 min · 1,883 recorded · 1,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 12.6 min · 1,728 recorded · 1,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 15.4 min · 2,289 recorded · 2,244 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9.6 min · 2,209 recorded · 2,180 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 14.7 min · 2,439 recorded · 2,405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 23.0 min · 2,555 recorded · 2,497 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 29.8 min · 1,243 recorded · 1,203 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 19.1 min · 1,174 recorded · 1,147 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.5 min · 2,503 recorded · 2,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.2 min · 2,968 recorded · 2,947 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8.4 min · 2,454 recorded · 2,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 18.4 min · 2,357 recorded · 2,337 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 2,968 1,484 0
Jan · 1,883 · 1,883 recorded · 1,762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 1,728 · 1,728 recorded · 1,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 2,289 · 2,289 recorded · 2,244 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 2,209 · 2,209 recorded · 2,180 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 2,439 · 2,439 recorded · 2,405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 2,555 · 2,555 recorded · 2,497 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,243 · 1,243 recorded · 1,203 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,174 · 1,174 recorded · 1,147 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 2,503 · 2,503 recorded · 2,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 2,968 · 2,968 recorded · 2,947 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 2,454 · 2,454 recorded · 2,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 2,357 · 2,357 recorded · 2,337 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 80.0% 15.9 min 1,762 1,883 Feb 80.3% 12.6 min 1,686 1,728 Mar 80.0% 15.4 min 2,244 2,289 Apr 84.3% 9.6 min 2,180 2,209 May 79.5% 14.7 min 2,405 2,439 Jun 73.5% 23.0 min 2,497 2,555 Jul 72.1% 29.8 min 1,203 1,243 Aug 79.6% 19.1 min 1,147 1,174 Sep 84.8% 8.5 min 2,486 2,503 Oct 83.9% 7.2 min 2,947 2,968 Nov 84.7% 8.4 min 2,426 2,454 Dec 76.5% 18.4 min 2,337 2,357
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 78.8% 20,344 Delayed >15 min 19.3% 4,976 Cancelled 1.9% 482 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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