Flights Philadelphia → Knoxville
PHL → TYS
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Knoxville has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 7.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 202 flights, serving the high traffic destination airport in Knoxville which handles nearly 1.83 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 246 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.03%. 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 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Knoxville (TYS) heads south-west for about 891 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of PHL-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 246 tracked PHL-TYS flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.0% 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 PHL-TYS
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 246 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Knoxville is 2.03% across 246 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.
