CLT to TYS flight delays
Charlotte, NC (CLT) Knoxville, TN (TYS) · 176 miles
866 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
69.99%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.42%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
77 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 35.3 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. TYS to CLT arrives on time 9 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Charlotte to Knoxville run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 3 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on CLT to TYS. PSA Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on CLT to TYS
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 606 | 68.66% | 3.3% | 78 min | F |
| American Airlines | 193 | 70.83% | 0.52% | 74 min | D |
| SkyWest Airlines | 41 | 73.17% | 0% | 93 min | — |
| Envoy Air | 26 | 88.46% | 0% | 36 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TYS to CLT Knoxville back to Charlotte 78.96% on time COther routes from Charlotte
Common questions
Are flights from Charlotte to Knoxville usually delayed?
69.99% of flights on the CLT to TYS route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Charlotte to Knoxville?
American Airlines, at 70.83% on time across 193 flights. The least punctual on the route was PSA Airlines at 68.66%.
How often are CLT to TYS flights cancelled?
2.42% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 24 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Charlotte to Knoxville?
November, when 88.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 52.9%.
When CLT to TYS flights are late, how late are they?
About 77 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on CLT to TYS during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →