TYS to SFB flight delays
Knoxville, TN (TYS) Sanford, FL (SFB) · 511 miles
639 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
70.05%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.63%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
82 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
25 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 40.3 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. SFB to TYS arrives on time 5.8 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 route does worse than its own airport. TYS as a whole runs 8.1 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Only Allegiant Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Allegiant Air arrived on time most often on TYS to SFB. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in July.
Every airline on TYS to SFB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 639 | 70.05% | 0.63% | 82 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SFB to TYS Sanford back to Knoxville 64.24% on time FOther routes from Knoxville
Common questions
Are flights from Knoxville to Sanford usually delayed?
70.05% of flights on the TYS to SFB 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 airlines fly from Knoxville to Sanford?
Only Allegiant Air appears in the published record on this route, with 639 flights and 70.05% arriving on time.
How often are TYS to SFB flights cancelled?
0.63% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 6 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Knoxville to Sanford?
September, when 89.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 49.1%.
When TYS to SFB flights are late, how late are they?
About 82 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 SFB 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 →