Flights Knoxville → Charlotte
TYS → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Knoxville to Charlotte operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of the year, this route sees a total of 663 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 8.3 minutes. The destination airport in Charlotte serves over 47 million passengers annually, indicating its significant role as a major transportation hub.
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 Knoxville (TYS) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 873 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Knoxville (TYS) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 284 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Knoxville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of TYS-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 873 tracked TYS-CLT flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.1% 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 TYS-CLT
On the Knoxville (TYS) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 873 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Knoxville-Charlotte is 3.09% 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.
