Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 16% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 10 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	TYS	2h 05m	78%	0.0%	149	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Knoxville on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Knoxville is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	3h 12m Atlanta	ATL 12:17 → TYS 13:16DL 4724 · flown by Endeavor	6h 19m	100%	80%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 10:45 → DEN 11:45WN 4394	2h 55m Denver	DEN 14:40 → TYS 19:28F9 2374	7h 45m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	3h 39m Atlanta	ATL 22:53 → TYS 23:52DL 2081	6h 55m	97%	79%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCO 09:45WN 1434	2h 15m Orlando	MCO 12:00 → TYS 13:45WN 2116	6h 40m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	50m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → TYS 11:09DL 1743	4h 04m	84%	73%
Southwest Details →	DAL 09:10 → MCO 12:50WN 1725	2h 12m Orlando	MCO 15:02 → TYS 16:50WN 1645	6h 40m	99%	73%
Southwest Details →	DAL 09:45 → DEN 10:45WN 1300	2h 50m Denver	DEN 13:35 → TYS 18:20WN 1768	7h 35m	100%	72%
Delta Details →	DAL 12:19 → ATL 15:31DL 1115	2h 14m Atlanta	ATL 17:45 → TYS 18:44DL 3042	5h 26m	96%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DAL 18:40 → ATL 22:00DL 2780	53m Atlanta	ATL 22:53 → TYS 23:54DL 3072	4h 14m	74%	57%
Southwest Details →	DAL 07:30 → MCO 11:10WN 1349	50m Orlando	MCO 12:00 → TYS 13:45WN 2116	5h 15m	67%	51%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 50m · leaves 06:05 16%

MCO · 50m · leaves 07:30 33%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 53m · leaves 18:40 26%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON