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Airport month · November 2025
McGhee Tyson in November 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,048 domestic departures from McGhee Tyson (TYS). 75.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.3% reached their destination on time; 2.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so TYS departures were 2.4 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 1,406 departures with 88.6% leaving on time: a change of −12.9 points, with flights down 25%.
Flights arriving at TYS that month were on time 71.4% of the time (1,047 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 74.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.9%
- Cancelled 2.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | TYS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.7% | 88.6% | 76.3% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 74.3% | 88.3% | 75.1% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.1 min | 9.4 min | 22.0 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 35 | 47 | 37 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,048 | 1,406 | 13,561 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 293 | 28% | 73.7% | 10.0 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 265 | 25% | 65.7% | 18.4 min | 5.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 153 | 15% | 84.3% | 2.8 min | 3.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 122 | 12% | 74.6% | 10.5 min | 1.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 107 | 10% | 70.1% | 22.5 min | 3.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 63 | 6% | 82.5% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 3% | 96.8% | -12.5 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 10 | 1% | 100.0% | -12.4 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 4 | 0% | 50.0% | 16.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS–ORD | Knoxville to Chicago | 176 | 57.4% | 31.1 min | 7.4% |
| TYS–ATL | Knoxville to Atlanta | 152 | 84.2% | 3.0 min | 3.9% |
| TYS–DFW | Knoxville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 117 | 73.5% | 12.0 min | 1.7% |
| TYS–DCA | Knoxville to Washington | 84 | 66.7% | 21.2 min | 3.6% |
| TYS–DEN | Knoxville to Denver | 78 | 93.6% | -10.2 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–SFB | Knoxville to Sanford | 60 | 75.0% | 14.6 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–MIA | Knoxville to Miami | 58 | 82.8% | 5.3 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–CLT | Knoxville to Charlotte | 56 | 80.4% | -3.4 min | 3.6% |
| TYS–PIE | Knoxville to St. Petersburg | 42 | 69.0% | 18.5 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PHL | Knoxville to Philadelphia | 39 | 76.9% | 13.7 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–FLL | Knoxville to Fort Lauderdale | 36 | 58.3% | 26.0 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PGD | Knoxville to Punta Gorda | 20 | 65.0% | 19.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TYS on time in November 2025?
75.7% of 1,048 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 88.6% of 1,406 departures left on time and 0.1% were cancelled, against 75.7% and 2.5% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for TYS · methodology · corrections.