Cirrus Vision Jet Charter
Skip the Hub: Knoxville to Lexington
137 nautical miles. 42 m in the air against 3 h 00 m behind the wheel, and no hotel at the far end.
- From
- TYS · Alcoa
- To
- LEX · Lexington
- Block time
- 42 m
- On the ground
- 7 h 51 m
- Nights away
- None
Your day
TYS → LEX → TYS
- LeaveKnoxville
- At the aircraftMcGhee Tyson Airport
- Wheels upTYS
- On the rampBlue Grass Airport
- On siteLexington
- 7 h 51 m on the groundLeave siteLexington
- Wheels upLEX
- On the rampMcGhee Tyson Airport
- HomeKnoxville
On the ground
7 h 51 m
Door to door
11 h 15 m
Nights away
None
Illustrative, built from the block time above and a half-hour on the ground at each end. Shift the whole thing earlier or later and it still closes — the working window is set by flight time, not by the clock.
Launch season compresses everything. Supplier escalations, tooling reviews, and quality holds all land in the same weeks, and the travel has to absorb it. On Knoxville to Lexington it works out to 137 nm each way, or about 3 h 00 m on the road.
Wheels up at 07 45 puts you on site in Lexington by 08 57, with 7 h 51 m on the ground before the aircraft goes back. Home by 18 30. That is about as easy as a there-and-back day gets — no hotel, no overnight bag, and no second day of anyone's time.
The realistic alternative here is driving, and 3 h 00 m each way is the sort of number that gets quietly accepted until someone adds it up. Two of those in a day is most of a working day spent in a car, arriving for the meeting already tired. The scheduled-airline option on a pair this length is usually worse rather than better once you count the drive to the airport, the screening queue, and the connection a route this short often requires.
McGhee Tyson Airport and Blue Grass Airport are both business-aviation fields with private terminals, so the ten-minutes-before-departure arrival holds at each end.
Halcyon quotes three aircraft and nothing else — a Vision Jet, a HondaJet and a PC-12 — which is why we know which operators run each well and which fields each one likes. All three are priced for this pair the moment you ask. Flights are operated by FAA Part 135 certificate holders.
Distance
137 nm
Block time
42 m
By road
3 h 00 m
Cruise
FL280
Why this route works
7 h 51 m on the ground, home by 18 30
Wheels up 07 45, on site 08 57, back on the ramp at TYS by 18 00. 1 h 24 m of flying in total, and nobody's second working day spent in transit.
3 h 00 m of driving, each way
That is the number the road version costs, before traffic has an opinion. Two of them in a day is most of a working day in a car — and an arrival that is already tired.
Build reviews and supplier escalations
Programme calendars in Lexington are set by launch timing. Missing a review is a programme risk, not a scheduling inconvenience.
Ten minutes from car to aircraft
Private terminals at both ends. No screening queue, no gate, no boarding group — you park, walk out, and go.
Parachute and autoland, standard
The Vision Jet carries CAPS, a whole-airframe parachute, and Safe Return, a one-button emergency autoland. No other jet in production offers either, at any price.
Staying over
Looking for an overnight trip? The instant price covers same-day returns. Anything with a night away is quoted by hand.
Ask about an overnight tripPhotograph Britt Selvitelle from San Francisco · CC BY 2.0 · treated to the Halcyon photography standard
The Fields
Both ends of this leg
Private terminals at each end. No screening queue, no gate, and a walk from the car to the aircraft measured in yards.
Departure
McGhee Tyson Airport
TYS · KTYS · Alcoa, TN
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TVA, and the advanced-materials work around them.
- Longest runway
- 9,009 ft
- Field elevation
- 981 ft
Arrival
Blue Grass Airport
LEX · KLEX · Lexington, KY
Toyota's largest plant outside Japan and the thoroughbred industry around it.
- Longest runway
- 7,003 ft
- Field elevation
- 979 ft
Questions
Chartering TYS to LEX
How long is the flight from Knoxville to Lexington by private jet?
About 42 m of block time in a Cirrus Vision Jet, covering 137 nautical miles from McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) to Blue Grass Airport (KLEX). That includes taxi, climb, and descent; actual time varies with winds and routing.
Can I fly TYS to LEX and back in the same day?
That is what the pair is for. Wheels up 07 45, on site in Lexington by 08 57, 7 h 51 m on the ground, and home by 18 30 — 11 h 15 m door to door with no overnight.
How many colleagues can travel to Lexington?
Four seats and 30 lb of baggage a head, on every aircraft in the fleet. We sell one uniform product rather than pricing by airframe, which is what lets us substitute whichever aircraft is available without changing your booking or your price.
Can the Vision Jet use Blue Grass Airport?
Yes, with margin. Blue Grass Airport has 7,003 feet of runway, well inside the Vision Jet's requirements in any normal condition.
What does a TYS to LEX charter cost?
The price is on this page. It is one all-in figure — aircraft, crew, landing fees, taxes and the ramp at both ends — quoted for four passengers and the hours on the ground shown above. Change the party size or the time you need at Lexington and it re-prices as you move the controls. That is the figure that reaches accounts payable.
How much notice do you need for a Lexington trip?
Most legs can be arranged inside 24 hours when an aircraft is available, which is the point of the product for urgent site visits and escalations. You get a straight yes or no immediately rather than a request left open.
Nearby
Other legs on this network
More ways out of Knoxville, and more ways into Lexington.