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TYS to FTY: distance & flight time
Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport) → Atlanta (Fulton County Airport Brown Field)
144 mi
231 km · 125 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
144 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, United States
- FTY — Fulton County Airport Brown Field · Atlanta, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near FTY
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport11 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base9 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport14 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TYS from FTY?
The flight distance from Knoxville (TYS) to Atlanta (FTY) is 144 miles (231 km, 125 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TYS to FTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 TYS to FTY?
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