Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Knoxville → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 28%
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17:45 TYS → 18:55 ORDUA 6000 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 10m · 77% on time, 5.4% cancelled
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50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 23:15 LGAUA 1655 · United · 2h 30m · 50% on time, 12.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (12.8% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 30mTYS 17:45 to LGA 23:15, 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.