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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Knoxville

DFWTYS · 772 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to McGhee Tyson Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,702
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 1,702 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–TYS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 48% between 3–6 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

DFW–TYS flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays and just 66% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(236 flights)
  • Tue82%(233 flights)
  • Wed70%(235 flights)
  • Thu76%(233 flights)
  • Fri73%(237 flights)
  • Sat69%(237 flights)
  • Sun70%(236 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(346 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(206 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(575 flights)
  • 3–6 PM48%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(393 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(87 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 53% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%150
July 202562%153
August 202574%146
September 202575%146
October 202575%150
November 202571%115
December 202575%122
January 202670%103
February 202682%108
March 202680%146
April 202678%148
May 202673%160

Based on 1,702 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.