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Route Reliability

Knoxville → Dallas–Fort Worth

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

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,703
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,703 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

TYS–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TYS–DFW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 74%.

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
  • Mon75%(236 flights)
  • Tue82%(230 flights)
  • Wed77%(233 flights)
  • Thu82%(235 flights)
  • Fri77%(232 flights)
  • Sat77%(238 flights)
  • Sun74%(236 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(197 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(323 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(464 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(234 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(338 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 70% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%151
July 202573%154
August 202578%145
September 202579%144
October 202573%150
November 202575%114
December 202577%121
January 202681%105
February 202686%107
March 202683%145
April 202685%146
May 202675%158

Based on 1,703 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.