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

Knoxville → Atlanta via Charlotte: arrives on time 40%

  1. 20:05 TYS → 21:32 CLT
    AA 5957 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 27m · 57% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:36 CLT → 23:58 ATL
    AA 5498 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 22m · 70% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 3h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip3h 53mTYS 20:05 to ATL 23:58, 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.