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RCY to TYS: distance & flight time
Port Nelson (Rum Cay Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
1,001 mi
1,610 km · 870 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,001 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RCY — Rum Cay Airport · Port Nelson, Bahamas
- 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 RCY
- SML · Stella Maris Airport28 mi away
- ZSA · San Salvador Airport33 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport39 mi away
- TBI · New Bight Airport58 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 RCY from TYS?
The flight distance from Port Nelson (RCY) to Knoxville (TYS) is 1,001 miles (1,610 km, 870 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCY to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 RCY to TYS?
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