Flights New York → Knoxville
LGA → TYS
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Knoxville operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 238 flights using Embraer RJ140 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles nearly 1.8 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 New York (LGA) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 334 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Knoxville (TYS) heads south-west for about 1,041 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of LGA-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 334 tracked LGA-TYS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 8.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-TYS
On the New York (LGA) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 334 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Knoxville is 8.68% across 334 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
