TYS to MCO flight delays
Knoxville, TN (TYS) Orlando, FL (MCO) · 532 miles
234 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.7%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.85%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
51 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
11 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. MCO to TYS arrives on time 10.3 points less 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.
This is a thin route — 234 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 1 point — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Knoxville to Orlando route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on TYS to MCO. Allegiant Air was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on TYS to MCO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 118 | 80.87% | 0.85% | 45 min | C |
| Allegiant Air | 116 | 80.53% | 0.86% | 58 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MCO to TYS Orlando back to Knoxville 70.39% on time DOther routes from Knoxville
Common questions
Are flights from Knoxville to Orlando usually delayed?
80.7% of flights on the TYS to MCO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Knoxville to Orlando?
Southwest Airlines, at 80.87% on time across 118 flights. The least punctual on the route was Allegiant Air at 80.53%.
How often are TYS to MCO flights cancelled?
0.85% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 9 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When TYS to MCO flights are late, how late are they?
About 51 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 TYS to MCO 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 →