Historical on-time performance
Knoxville to New York
647 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TYS–LGA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.2%of scheduled flights
based on 288 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9080 minCancel5.2%Flights288
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)47%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 → LGA
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 5 min · 700 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 847 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 75 min · 234 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 984 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 162 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 445 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 446 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 448 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 374 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 444 flights
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