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

Knoxville → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 08:35 TYS → 09:44 ATL
    DL 5279 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 09m · 74% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 4h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:59 ATL → 15:03 DAL
    DL 512 · Delta · 2h 13m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 1 h behind Knoxville). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 210 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 15m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 37mTYS 08:35 to DAL 15:03, layover included

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