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Route Reliability

Houston → Knoxville

IAHTYS · 771 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to McGhee Tyson Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
1,396
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,396 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

IAH–TYS flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 78% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

IAH–TYS flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 74%.

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
  • Mon77%(199 flights)
  • Tue86%(192 flights)
  • Wed87%(196 flights)
  • Thu84%(201 flights)
  • Fri74%(198 flights)
  • Sat80%(184 flights)
  • Sun80%(198 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(31 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(336 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(338 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(326 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(337 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 66% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%117
July 202570%120
August 202574%120
September 202594%116
October 202585%123
November 202579%118
December 202578%120
January 202688%104
February 202692%103
March 202685%117
April 202685%117
May 202684%93

Based on 1,396 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.