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SBN to TYS: distance & flight time
South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
426 mi
686 km · 370 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SBN — South Bend Regional Airport · South Bend, 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 SBN
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport16 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport26 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport40 mi away
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport84 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 SBN from TYS?
The flight distance from South Bend (SBN) to Knoxville (TYS) is 426 miles (686 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBN to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 SBN to TYS?
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