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

Atlanta → Knoxville via New York: arrives on time 45%

15:30 ATL → 17:49 LGA

DL 433 · Delta · 2h 19m · 71% on time, 2.3% cancelled
1h 05m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
18:54 LGA → 21:15 TYS

DL 5003 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 21m · 67% on time, 5.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.

Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).

Total trip5h 45mATL 15:30 to TYS 21:15, 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.