Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas → Knoxville via Atlanta: arrives on time 57%
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18:40 DAL → 22:00 ATLDL 2780 · Delta · 2h 20m · 78% on time, 2.5% cancelled
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53m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:53 ATL → 23:54 TYSDL 3072 · Delta · 1h 01m · 81% on time, 1.6% cancelled
Total trip 4h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Knoxville is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 33 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip4h 14mDAL 18:40 to TYS 23:54, 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.