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

Dallas → Knoxville via Atlanta: arrives on time 90%

  1. 06:05 DAL → 09:15 ATL
    DL 516 · Delta · 2h 10m · 90% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:15 ATL → 13:10 TYS
    DL 724 · Delta · 55m · 100% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Knoxville is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (100%).
Total trip6h 05mDAL 06:05 to TYS 13:10, 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.