Route Reliability
Knoxville → New York
TYS–LGA · 647 miles · McGhee Tyson Airport to LaGuardia Airport
- 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.Delta Air Lines79%972 flights
- 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
- Mon76%(189 flights)
- Tue77%(192 flights)
- Wed78%(190 flights)
- Thu82%(183 flights)
- Fri82%(189 flights)
- Sat85%(73 flights)
- Sun70%(168 flights)
- 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)
Jun 72% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 72% | 145 |
| July 2025 | 75% | 146 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 157 |
| September 2025 | 85% | 114 |
| October 2025 | 73% | 112 |
| November 2025 | 75% | 77 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 68 |
| January 2026 | 88% | 68 |
| February 2026 | 94% | 64 |
| March 2026 | 75% | 71 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 81 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 81 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
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.