Mc Ghee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tenn.
According to the Regional Airline Association, which considers most local traffic to be regional, approximately 99.0% of departures were on regional carriers.
During June, 2009, a total of 80,994 passengers embarked on 1,851 regularly scheduled flights. About 6% of departures (carrying 19% of passengers) were operated by major airlines or other carriers operating large jets, while about 94% of departures (carrying 81% of passengers) were on regional carriers.
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
Carriers operating at Mc Ghee Tyson Airport - June, 2009 traffic
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| Operator | Flights | Passengers | Average seats per plane |
Avg. Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Airlines Inc. | 327 | 13,316 | 55.3 | 73.6 % |
| Expressjet Airlines Inc. | 390 | 12,681 | 50 | 65.0 % |
| PSA Airlines Inc. | 317 | 11,704 | 51.7 | 71.4 % |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | 271 | 11,134 | 50.1 | 82.0 % |
| American Eagle Airlines Inc. | 260 | 9,822 | 49.7 | 76.0 % |
| Skywest Airlines Inc. | 62 | 3,468 | 66 | 84.8 % |
| AirTran Airways Corporation | 18 | 1,993 | 117 | 94.6 % |
| Piedmont Airlines | 64 | 1,818 | 49.8 | 57.0 % |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | 9 | 1,497 | 175.4 | 94.8 % |
| Shuttle America Corp. | 24 | 1,277 | 75.8 | 70.2 % |
| Comair Inc. | 22 | 686 | 50 | 62.4 % |
| Mesa Airlines Inc. | 1 | 76 | 86 | 88.4 % |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR MC GHEE TYSON AIRPORT
NO RECORD OF INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR MC GHEE TYSON AIRPORT
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of National Transportation Safety Board accident database system (ADMS2000), last updated Jan 1, 2010
