Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Knoxville
DFW → TYS
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Knoxville?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Knoxville (TYS) takes 1h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Knoxville operates with an on-time performance rate of 77%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 406 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles nearly 1.83 million 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1062 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.07%. 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 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Knoxville (TYS) heads east for about 1,239 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 50m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DFW-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,062 tracked DFW-TYS flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-TYS
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Knoxville (TYS) takes 1h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1062 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Knoxville is 2.07% across 1062 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.
