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LCQ to TYS: distance & flight time
Lake City (Lake City Gateway Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
397 mi
640 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LCQ — Lake City Gateway Airport · Lake City, 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 LCQ
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport42 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport49 mi away
- NIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)54 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 LCQ from TYS?
The flight distance from Lake City (LCQ) to Knoxville (TYS) is 397 miles (640 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCQ to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 LCQ to TYS?
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