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SAF to TYS: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
1,237 mi
1,991 km · 1,075 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,237 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, 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 SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 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 SAF from TYS?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Knoxville (TYS) is 1,237 miles (1,991 km, 1,075 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 SAF to TYS?
Nonstop service on SAF–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 3h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Fe and Knoxville?
Knoxville is 2 hours ahead of Santa Fe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAF to TYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAF–TYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAF to TYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAF–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.