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Tennessee's Aircraft Completed a Two-City Women's Basketball Circuit

The homeward leg closed a route through two independently sourced girls basketball events.

Estimated route, no live track
Complete outing
  1. 1Knoxville/Maryville, TNHamilton, OHKTYSKHAOJul 26, 202610:05 AM10:51 AMEDT46mStats selected3h 1m on ground
  2. 2Hamilton, OHRock Hill, SCKHAOKUZAJul 26, 20261:52 PM2:49 PMEDT57m3h 49m on ground
  3. 3Rock Hill, SCKnoxville/Maryville, TNKUZAKTYSJul 26, 20266:38 PM7:09 PMEDT31m

Tennessee's university aircraft returned to Knoxville after same-day stops in Hamilton and Rock Hill. The Finale was active in Hamilton, and Rock Hill's adidas Girls 3SSB and Girls 3 Stripes championships ran on the same dates. The three-flight sequence closely brackets two event-city visits during the NCAA evaluation period.

Selected flight record
Leg 3 of 3
Route
KUZA → KTYS
Departure
Jul 26, 2026, 6:38 PM ET
Arrival
Jul 26, 2026, 7:09 PM ET
Airborne
31m
Sources & methodology

Sources: NCAA women's basketball recruiting calendar; Certified Basketball; City of Rock Hill.

Flight cost methodology →

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N865TN
FAA type
C56X · Cessna Citation Excel / XLS family
Group
SEC
Registry
United States
Attribution

Attributed to University of Tennessee-owned aircraft (post-transfer) · ownership connection · high confidence

Registered owner
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
FAA Registry N865TN · Current FAA registration record: University of Tennessee, Cessna 560XL, serial 560-6038, Mode-S ABE320, certificate issued July 10, 2025.
Program tie
University of Tennessee Flight Operations — the program's own flight departmentevidence predates this flight
board meeting book · University of Tennessee Finance and Administration Committee meeting book, Oct 2025, information item 8.3, PDF pp.83–84 (sha256 79448bc831defb925f7ca0tennessee.edu
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