Flights Knoxville → Chicago
TYS → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Knoxville to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 25.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 606 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates nearly 80 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.
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The Knoxville (TYS) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 736 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Knoxville (TYS) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 765 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Knoxville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of TYS-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 736 tracked TYS-ORD flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 6.4% 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 TYS-ORD
On the Knoxville (TYS) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 736 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Knoxville-Chicago is 6.39% 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.
