Historical on-time performance
Knoxville to Fort Lauderdale
708 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TYS–FLL arrive on time 53% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate53%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 456 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Allegiant AirOn-time53%Median10 minp90100 minCancel0.9%Flights456
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly TYS → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 306 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 318 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 180 flights · limited
- Afternoons55% on time · p90 95 min · 312 flights
- Overnights38% on time · p90 140 min · 146 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 54% to 72% on time.
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 128 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 184 flights · limited
- Mondays66% on time · p90 65 min · 181 flights · limited
- Saturdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 70 min · 225 flights
- Sundays54% on time · p90 110 min · 230 flights
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