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Flight Reliability

DL 4814 · Delta Air Lines

Knoxville → Detroit (TYSDTW)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAD–DTW) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 199 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DL 4814 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 4814 arrived on time 93% of the time on Fridays and just 77% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the TYS–DTW route.

DL 4814 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 80% across the TYS–DTW route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 4814 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(29 flights)
  • Tue83%(29 flights)
  • Wed85%(27 flights)
  • Thu88%(25 flights)
  • Fri93%(28 flights)
  • Sat90%(30 flights)
  • Sun77%(30 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(58 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(128 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
Dec

Jun 76% → Dec 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%21
July 202585%27
August 202597%31
September 202593%30
October 202590%30
November 202579%28
December 202568%28
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
198
Months covered
8

Based on 199 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.