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

Chicago → Knoxville via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 27%

  1. 16:51 ORD → 19:28 DFW
    AA 2988 · American · 2h 37m · 46% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:42 DFW → 23:53 TYS
    AA 1081 · American · 2h 11m · 51% on time, 4.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Knoxville is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (4.9% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip6h 02mORD 16:51 to TYS 23:53, 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.