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Route

Knoxville → Washington

TYSKnoxvilleMcGhee Tyson Airport
DCAWashingtonRonald Reagan Washington National Airport
Distance
436 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 25m

Same local time in Knoxville and Washington.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

A couple of times a day

On average around 3 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

3
flights per day
3
busiest month · Oct
2
quietest month · Feb
1 hr 5 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 3Jan2026
  2. 2Feb
  3. 2Mar
  4. 3Apr
  5. 3May
  6. 3Jun
  7. 3Jul
  8. 3Aug
  9. 3Sep
  10. 3Oct2025
  11. 3Nov
  12. 2.5Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

PSA Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Knoxville. Most departures between 06:00 and 09:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 2.5Mon
  2. 2.6Tue
  3. 2.6Wed
  4. 2.7Thu
  5. 2.5Fri
  6. 2.2Sat
  7. 2.5Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Bombardier CRJ700CRJ762%
  2. Bombardier CRJ900CRJ936%
  3. Cessna Citation ExcelC56X3%
  4. Embraer 175E75L0%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026365
  • PSA Airlines63×
February 2026269
  • PSA Airlines68×
March 2026258
  • PSA Airlines57×
April 2026382
  • PSA Airlines78×
May 2026385
  • PSA Airlines78×
June 2026379
  • PSA Airlines78×
July 2026385
  • PSA Airlines83×
August 2026374
  • PSA Airlines72×
September 2026381
  • PSA Airlines76×
October 2025389
  • PSA Airlines86×
November 2025380
  • PSA Airlines79×
December 20252.559
  • PSA Airlines58×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on TYS-DCA - not a booking guarantee.

PSA Airlines

US · JIA

Hub: CLT Charlotte

117 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Knoxville: 71.
  • Direct destinations observed from Washington: 111.

The airports on this route

McGhee Tyson Airport

Knoxville, United StatesTYS / KTYS

Regional airport · 71 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 10,000 ft

81 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington, United StatesDCA / KDCA

Major airport · 111 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 7,169 ft

75 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

TYS IADWashington Dulles International AirportDulles is about 24 mi from Washington.View route →TYS BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore is about 30 mi from Washington.View route →AVL DCAAsheville Regional AirportAsheville is about 86 mi from Knoxville.View route →CHA DCAChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga is about 86 mi from Knoxville.View route →

About the route from Knoxville to Washington

The observed direct connection between McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) covers approximately 436 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 25m. PSA Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Knoxville from Washington by air?
The great-circle distance between McGhee Tyson Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is approximately 436 mi.
How long is the flight from Knoxville to Washington?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 25m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Knoxville to Washington?
Yes, a direct connection between TYS and DCA has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: PSA Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Knoxville to Washington?
On average around 3 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 906 observed flights. Mainly PSA Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Knoxville and Washington?
Same local time in Knoxville and Washington.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.