Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Knoxville → Minneapolis via Detroit: arrives on time 39%

  1. 17:25 TYS → 19:14 DTW
    DL 4697 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 49m · 66% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:05 DTW → 21:00 MSP
    DL 1303 · Delta · 1h 55m · 65% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Knoxville). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip4h 35mTYS 17:25 to MSP 21:00, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.