Flights Chicago → Knoxville
ORD → TYS
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Knoxville operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 28.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 606 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles around 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 Chicago (ORD) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 736 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Knoxville (TYS) heads south-east for about 765 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of ORD-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 736 tracked ORD-TYS flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 5.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-TYS
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 736 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Knoxville is 5.16% across 736 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
