Cirrus Vision Jet Charter
Memphis by Mid-Morning, Knoxville by Dinner
One leg, 1 h 13 m, no connection to misconnect on.
- From
- TYS · Alcoa
- To
- MEM · Memphis
- Block time
- 1 h 13 m
- On the ground
- 6 h 49 m
- Nights away
- None
Your day
TYS → MEM → TYS
- LeaveKnoxville
- At the aircraftMcGhee Tyson Airport
- Wheels upTYS
- On the rampMemphis International Airport
- On siteMemphis
- 6 h 49 m on the groundLeave siteMemphis
- Wheels upMEM
- On the rampMcGhee Tyson Airport
- HomeKnoxville
On the ground
6 h 49 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.
Memphis runs 1 hour behind Knoxville; the clock times below are local at each end.
Distribution work is network work, and networks are inspected in person. Facility launches, peak-season readiness reviews, and customer implementations all mean being on a dock rather than on a call. Between Knoxville and Memphis that problem has a specific size: 296 nautical miles, and 6 h 29 m of it if you drive.
Leave at 07 15, on site by 08 28, and the aircraft waits while you work. 6 h 49 m on the ground is a full session, and you are home by 18 30. The hotel night, the second working day, and the evening away all come off the cost of the trip — which is usually where the real money was.
Nobody is driving 6 h 29 m each way for a meeting, so the real comparison is the airline routing — and between Knoxville and Memphis that typically means a connection, a total block time well over half a day, and an arrival window you do not control. A single segment removes the misconnect risk rather than managing it.
Neither end of this leg constrains the aircraft. That means short-notice departures are realistic and a schedule change on the day is usually absorbable rather than a rebooking exercise.
We are a broker with three airframes on the sheet. That narrowness is the product: we know the operators, the fields and the real performance rather than guessing across forty types. Every flight is operated by an FAA Part 135 certificate holder.
Distance
296 nm
Block time
1 h 13 m
By road
6 h 29 m
Cruise
FL280
Why this route works
6 h 49 m on the ground, home by 18 30
Wheels up 07 45, on site 08 28, back on the ramp at TYS by 18 00. 2 h 27 m of flying in total, and nobody's second working day spent in transit.
No hub, no connection
The scheduled routing between Knoxville and Memphis generally requires a connection. One segment removes the misconnect risk rather than managing it.
Facilities are inspected on site
Launches, peak-readiness reviews, and customer implementations mean being on a dock. Distribution networks are sited for road and rail, not for airline service.
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.
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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
Memphis International Airport
MEM · KMEM · Memphis, TN
The FedEx superhub and the distribution economy built on top of it.
- Longest runway
- 11,120 ft
- Field elevation
- 341 ft
Questions
Chartering TYS to MEM
How long is the flight from Knoxville to Memphis by private jet?
About 1 h 13 m of block time in a Cirrus Vision Jet, covering 296 nautical miles from McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) to Memphis International Airport (KMEM). That includes taxi, climb, and descent; actual time varies with winds and routing.
Can I fly TYS to MEM and back in the same day?
That is what the pair is for. Wheels up 07 45, on site in Memphis by 08 28, 6 h 49 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 Memphis?
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 Memphis International Airport?
Yes, with margin. Memphis International Airport has 11,120 feet of runway, well inside the Vision Jet's requirements in any normal condition.
What does a TYS to MEM 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 Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis.