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SCE to TYS: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
482 mi
775 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
482 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from TYS?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Knoxville (TYS) is 482 miles (775 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE 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 SCE to TYS?
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