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Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Knoxville/Maryville (TYS)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 33% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 56 minutes. It was cancelled 5.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
66.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
5.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
56 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
181
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 47%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
  • Air traffic control & airport 20%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Knoxville/Maryville (TYS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 36% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 80 minutes. It was cancelled 5.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
63.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
5.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
80 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
178
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 42%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 26%
  • Extreme weather 19%
  • Air traffic control & airport 13%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 43% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 79 minutes. It was cancelled 6.2% of the time.

On-time arrivals
56.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
6.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
79 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
160
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 57%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
  • Air traffic control & airport 11%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 60.7% 29
October 2025 49.0% 56
November 2025 63.0% 56
December 2025 58.3% 60
January 2026 70.0% 62
February 2026 76.8% 56
March 2026 69.4% 62
April 2026 88.6% 36
May 2026 63.3% 31
June 2026 42.9% 29
July 2026 33.3% 30
August 2026 44.4% 12

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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