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Route Reliability

Knoxville → New York

TYSLGA · 647 miles · McGhee Tyson Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
1,261
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines79%972 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%289 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

TYS–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TYS–LGA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 70%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.6% 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
  • Mon76%(189 flights)
  • Tue77%(192 flights)
  • Wed78%(190 flights)
  • Thu82%(183 flights)
  • Fri82%(189 flights)
  • Sat85%(73 flights)
  • Sun70%(168 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(41 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(314 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(329 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(153 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(279 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(68 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 72% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%145
July 202575%146
August 202584%157
September 202585%114
October 202573%112
November 202575%77
December 202569%68
January 202688%68
February 202694%64
March 202675%71
April 202677%81
May 202675%81

Based on 1,261 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.