Flights Knoxville → Minneapolis
TYS → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Knoxville to Minneapolis has a high on-time performance rate of 92%, with an average delay of just 3.3 minutes across the total of 89 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route is the Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving a destination airport that sees over 31 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) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 89 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Knoxville (TYS) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,274 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 1m.
Departures from Knoxville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of TYS-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 89 tracked TYS-MSP flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating TYS-MSP
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Frequently asked questions about TYS-MSP
On the Knoxville (TYS) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 89 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Knoxville-Minneapolis is 1.12% across 89 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
