Airports › Knoxville (TYS) › May 2026
Airport month · May 2026
McGhee Tyson in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,308 domestic departures from McGhee Tyson (TYS). 79.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.2% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so TYS departures were 2.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,131 departures with 75.5% leaving on time: a change of +4.1 points, with flights up 16%.
Flights arriving at TYS that month were on time 72.0% of the time (1,308 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 79.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.3%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | TYS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.6% | 75.5% | 76.3% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.2% | 75.5% | 75.1% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.8 min | 22.8 min | 22.0 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 44 | 38 | 37 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,308 | 1,131 | 13,561 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 270 | 21% | 71.1% | 19.6 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 241 | 18% | 83.4% | 0.4 min | 0.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 174 | 13% | 86.2% | -6.9 min | 3.4% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 165 | 13% | 83.6% | 0.6 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 133 | 10% | 70.7% | 12.5 min | 3.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 133 | 10% | 74.4% | 12.3 min | 2.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 109 | 8% | 83.5% | 6.7 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 74 | 6% | 85.1% | 2.3 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 8 | 1% | 87.5% | -30.0 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1 | 0% | 100.0% | -17.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS–ORD | Knoxville to Chicago | 215 | 76.7% | 11.9 min | 1.9% |
| TYS–ATL | Knoxville to Atlanta | 174 | 86.2% | -6.9 min | 3.4% |
| TYS–DFW | Knoxville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 163 | 72.4% | 10.6 min | 2.5% |
| TYS–DCA | Knoxville to Washington | 94 | 80.9% | 3.1 min | 1.1% |
| TYS–CLT | Knoxville to Charlotte | 90 | 87.8% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–DEN | Knoxville to Denver | 84 | 89.3% | -8.2 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–BNA | Knoxville to Nashville | 62 | 77.4% | 0.0 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–SFB | Knoxville to Sanford | 49 | 59.2% | 24.4 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PIE | Knoxville to St. Petersburg | 48 | 89.6% | -0.8 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–MCO | Knoxville to Orlando | 40 | 80.0% | 8.7 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–FLL | Knoxville to Fort Lauderdale | 39 | 38.5% | 87.3 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–MIA | Knoxville to Miami | 36 | 83.3% | 6.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TYS on time in May 2026?
79.6% of 1,308 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 75.5% of 1,131 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 79.6% and 1.1% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.