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Airport month · February 2026
McGhee Tyson in February 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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 816 domestic departures from McGhee Tyson (TYS). 79.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.8% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so TYS departures were 1.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 912 departures with 76.4% leaving on time: a change of +3.4 points, with flights down 11%.
Flights arriving at TYS that month were on time 75.0% of the time (816 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 79.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.5%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | TYS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.8% | 76.4% | 76.3% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.8% | 73.2% | 75.1% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.4 min | 17.1 min | 22.0 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 27 | 30 | 37 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 816 | 912 | 13,561 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 228 | 28% | 70.6% | 21.4 min | 2.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 200 | 25% | 81.5% | 0.9 min | 0.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 121 | 15% | 89.3% | -9.2 min | 0.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 108 | 13% | 83.3% | 10.2 min | 1.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 83 | 10% | 79.5% | 5.0 min | 1.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 39 | 5% | 79.5% | 2.2 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 29 | 4% | 86.2% | 4.8 min | 3.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 8 | 1% | 87.5% | -19.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS–ORD | Knoxville to Chicago | 125 | 68.8% | 15.0 min | 1.6% |
| TYS–ATL | Knoxville to Atlanta | 121 | 89.3% | -9.2 min | 0.8% |
| TYS–DFW | Knoxville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 109 | 83.5% | 10.1 min | 1.8% |
| TYS–DCA | Knoxville to Washington | 80 | 62.5% | 33.0 min | 3.8% |
| TYS–CLT | Knoxville to Charlotte | 67 | 80.6% | 20.7 min | 1.5% |
| TYS–DEN | Knoxville to Denver | 64 | 90.6% | -6.7 min | 1.6% |
| TYS–SFB | Knoxville to Sanford | 47 | 83.0% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–MIA | Knoxville to Miami | 39 | 79.5% | 2.2 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PIE | Knoxville to St. Petersburg | 36 | 88.9% | -4.7 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–FLL | Knoxville to Fort Lauderdale | 32 | 65.6% | 20.8 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PGD | Knoxville to Punta Gorda | 16 | 62.5% | 24.3 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PHL | Knoxville to Philadelphia | 11 | 90.9% | -18.3 min | 9.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TYS on time in February 2026?
79.8% of 816 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 76.4% of 912 departures left on time and 3.3% were cancelled, against 79.8% and 1.5% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 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.