Flights Charlotte → Knoxville
CLT → TYS
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Knoxville operates with an 81% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.8 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees 663 total flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 1,827,989 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 873 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Knoxville (TYS) heads west for about 284 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of CLT-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 873 tracked CLT-TYS flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-TYS
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 873 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Knoxville is 2.75% across 873 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
