Flights Minneapolis → Knoxville
MSP → TYS
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Knoxville?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Knoxville (TYS) takes 1h 43m 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 Minneapolis to Knoxville operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has seen eighty-nine total flights. With seventy-six percent of these flights arriving on time, the average delay for delayed flights is approximately fifteen minutes.
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 Minneapolis (MSP) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 255 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22/100 (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 Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Knoxville (TYS) heads south-east for about 1,274 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 76% of MSP-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 255 tracked MSP-TYS flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-TYS
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Knoxville (TYS) takes 1h 43m 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 Minneapolis (MSP) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 255 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Knoxville is 0.78% across 255 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Knoxville, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
