Flights Sanford → Knoxville
SFB → TYS
Route overview
The flight route from Sanford to Knoxville operates with an average on-time performance rate of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 7.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 150 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that 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 Sanford (SFB) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 201 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (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 Sanford the average ATFM delay is 2.7 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sanford (SFB) to Knoxville (TYS) heads north for about 824 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Sanford on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of SFB-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sanford the average ATFM delay is 2.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Knoxville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 201 tracked SFB-TYS flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 11 min | 2.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFB-TYS
On the Sanford (SFB) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 201 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sanford-Knoxville is 1.49% across 201 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Allegiant Air.
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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.
