Historical on-time performance
New York to Knoxville
648 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–TYS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 673 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.8%Flights673
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline14%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → TYS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 807 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 615 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 864 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 824 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 115 min · 53 flights · limited
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 186 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 513 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 507 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 515 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 514 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 25 min · 424 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
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