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

Knoxville → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 11:55 TYS → 13:02 ATL
    DL 1743 · Delta · 1h 07m · 92% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 28m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:30 ATL → 17:25 DCA
    DL 850 · Delta · 1h 55m · 58% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 103 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 28m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 30mTYS 11:55 to DCA 17:25, 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.