Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Knoxville → Nashville via Washington: arrives on time 15%
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19:17 TYS → 21:00 DCAAA 5251 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 43m · 52% on time, 19.2% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:00 DCA → 23:05 BNAAA 5513 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 05m · 41% on time, 15.4% cancelled
Total trip 4h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 1 h behind Knoxville). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (19.2% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (15.4% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip4h 48mTYS 19:17 to BNA 23:05, 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.