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Airport month · January 2026
McGhee Tyson in January 2026
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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 921 domestic departures from McGhee Tyson (TYS). 71.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.2% reached their destination on time; 8.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so TYS departures were 4.2 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 962 departures with 76.8% leaving on time: a change of −5.4 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at TYS that month were on time 66.5% of the time (923 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 31% and extreme weather 17%.
- On time 70.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.5%
- Cancelled 8.7%
- Diverted 0.5%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | TYS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 71.4% | 76.8% | 76.3% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 70.2% | 75.5% | 75.1% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 8.7% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.2 min | 18.3 min | 22.0 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 31 | 32 | 37 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 921 | 962 | 13,561 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 263 | 29% | 63.9% | 29.3 min | 12.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 221 | 24% | 67.4% | 17.0 min | 4.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 125 | 14% | 84.8% | -14.7 min | 7.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 120 | 13% | 68.3% | 18.9 min | 14.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 88 | 10% | 78.4% | -1.9 min | 6.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 62 | 7% | 71.0% | 6.2 min | 3.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 26 | 3% | 73.1% | -0.8 min | 7.7% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 10 | 1% | 70.0% | -7.4 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 6 | 1% | 50.0% | 14.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS–ATL | Knoxville to Atlanta | 125 | 84.8% | -14.7 min | 7.2% |
| TYS–DFW | Knoxville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 124 | 67.7% | 18.2 min | 15.3% |
| TYS–ORD | Knoxville to Chicago | 118 | 58.5% | 20.6 min | 9.3% |
| TYS–CLT | Knoxville to Charlotte | 89 | 65.2% | 31.3 min | 14.6% |
| TYS–DCA | Knoxville to Washington | 79 | 62.0% | 44.0 min | 10.1% |
| TYS–DEN | Knoxville to Denver | 73 | 89.0% | -15.5 min | 5.5% |
| TYS–MIA | Knoxville to Miami | 62 | 71.0% | 6.5 min | 3.2% |
| TYS–SFB | Knoxville to Sanford | 53 | 54.7% | 29.3 min | 5.7% |
| TYS–FLL | Knoxville to Fort Lauderdale | 37 | 51.4% | 23.6 min | 8.1% |
| TYS–PIE | Knoxville to St. Petersburg | 32 | 65.6% | 11.9 min | 6.3% |
| TYS–PHL | Knoxville to Philadelphia | 31 | 77.4% | -2.1 min | 12.9% |
| TYS–PGD | Knoxville to Punta Gorda | 19 | 84.2% | 24.7 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TYS on time in January 2026?
71.4% of 921 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 76.8% of 962 departures left on time and 4.3% were cancelled, against 71.4% and 8.7% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.