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FAY to TYS: distance & flight time
Fayetteville (Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
293 mi
472 km · 255 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
293 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FAY — Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field · Fayetteville, 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.
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Near FAY
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field10 mi away
- POB · Pope Field15 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport28 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport34 mi away
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 FAY from TYS?
The flight distance from Fayetteville (FAY) to Knoxville (TYS) is 293 miles (472 km, 255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAY to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FAY to TYS?
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