Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Knoxville → Dallas-Fort Worth via Charlotte: arrives on time 38%
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20:05 TYS → 21:32 CLTAA 5957 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 27m · 57% on time, 3.3% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:34 CLT → 00:26 DFW +1 dayAA 1271 · American · 2h 52m · 70% on time, 5.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Knoxville). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 21mTYS 20:05 to DFW 00:26, 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.