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

New York → Knoxville via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 17:00 LGA → 19:50 ATL
    DL 968 · Delta · 2h 50m · 76% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 03m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:53 ATL → 23:52 TYS
    DL 2081 · Delta · 1h 01m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 138 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 03m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 54mLGA 17:00 to TYS 23:52, 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.