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BWG to TYS: distance & flight time
Bowling Green (Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
157 mi
252 km · 136 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
157 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWG — Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport · Bowling Green, United States
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BWG
Near TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWG from TYS?
The flight distance from Bowling Green (BWG) to Knoxville (TYS) is 157 miles (252 km, 136 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWG to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BWG to TYS?
Nonstop service on BWG–TYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bowling Green and Knoxville?
Knoxville is 1 hour ahead of Bowling Green.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWG to TYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWG–TYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWG to TYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWG–TYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.