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

Knoxville → Atlanta via New York: arrives on time 47%

11:02 TYS → 13:06 LGA

DL 5113 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 05m · 80% on time, 9.1% cancelled
53m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
13:59 LGA → 16:30 ATL

DL 988 · Delta · 2h 30m · 76% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.

Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (9.1% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).

Total trip5h 27mTYS 11:02 to ATL 16:30, 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.