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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 88% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	TYS	MSP	2h 35m	88%	0.8%	486	Flying now
Allegiant	TYS	MSP	–	75%few flights	0.0%	4	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	TYS 07:15 → ORD 08:20AA 3726 · flown by Envoy	3h 25m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 12m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	TYS 05:40 → ATL 06:44DL 3015	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 50m	98%	87%
United Details →	TYS 06:00 → ORD 06:59UA 2483	1h 51m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 36m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	TYS 10:26 → ATL 11:30DL 1290	3h 01m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	6h 43m	100%	85%
American Details →	TYS 07:02 → ORD 08:10AA 6216 · flown by SkyWest	3h 37m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	7h 30m	98%	84%
United Details →	TYS 05:45 → IAD 07:30UA 4311 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 15m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 43m	94%	82%
Delta Details →	TYS 07:35 → ATL 08:46DL 5317 · flown by Endeavor	3h 35m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 22m	97%	82%
American Details →	TYS 06:00 → PHL 07:56AA 5620 · flown by PSA	2h 44m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	7h 38m	96%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	TYS 12:10 → IAH 13:32UA 6299 · flown by Mesa	48m Houston	IAH 14:20 → MSP 17:12UA 2150	6h 02m	75%	53%
American Details →	TYS 18:07 → CLT 19:35AA 6439 · flown by SkyWest	54m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → MSP 22:13AA 2176	5h 04m	63%	46%
Delta Details →	TYS 17:25 → DTW 19:14DL 4697 · flown by Endeavor	51m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → MSP 21:00DL 1303	4h 35m	61%	39%

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

BNA · 1h 15m · leaves 07:00 4%

IAD · 1h 15m · leaves 05:45 6%

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 07:35 12%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 54m · leaves 18:07 37%

DTW · 51m · leaves 17:25 39%

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.


Southwest WN 3388 TYS 07:00 → BNA Delta DL 2724 BNA 10:02 → MSP Connection details →	3h 07m	6h 15m	100%	86%
United UA 1256 TYS 08:48 → DEN Delta DL 2877 DEN 12:12 → MSP Connection details →	2h 00m	7h 22m	96%	80%
American AA 5620 TYS 06:00 → PHL Delta DL 2688 PHL 11:40 → MSP Connection details →	3h 44m	8h 25m	96%	79%

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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