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Airport month · July 2026
McGhee Tyson in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,352 domestic departures from McGhee Tyson (TYS). 72.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.9% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so TYS departures were 3.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 1,243 departures with 69.4% leaving on time: a change of +2.6 points, with flights up 9%.
Flights arriving at TYS that month were on time 61.3% of the time (1,353 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 71.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.7%
- Cancelled 1.8%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | TYS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 72.0% | 69.4% | 76.3% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 71.9% | 67.3% | 75.1% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.8% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 27.9 min | 34.2 min | 22.0 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 45 | 41 | 37 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,352 | 1,243 | 13,561 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 326 | 24% | 64.1% | 27.9 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 223 | 16% | 74.0% | 15.1 min | 3.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 188 | 14% | 78.2% | 6.8 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 173 | 13% | 70.5% | 35.7 min | 4.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 154 | 11% | 75.3% | 7.5 min | 1.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 145 | 11% | 71.0% | 17.6 min | 2.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 87 | 6% | 88.5% | 1.5 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 42 | 3% | 61.9% | 11.5 min | 4.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 14 | 1% | 50.0% | 23.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS–ORD | Knoxville to Chicago | 213 | 71.8% | 22.0 min | 4.2% |
| TYS–DFW | Knoxville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 175 | 76.0% | 9.5 min | 1.7% |
| TYS–ATL | Knoxville to Atlanta | 153 | 75.2% | 7.8 min | 1.3% |
| TYS–DEN | Knoxville to Denver | 114 | 75.4% | 10.7 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–DCA | Knoxville to Washington | 90 | 60.0% | 43.6 min | 7.8% |
| TYS–BNA | Knoxville to Nashville | 62 | 85.5% | 2.3 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–CLT | Knoxville to Charlotte | 60 | 66.7% | 33.4 min | 3.3% |
| TYS–SFB | Knoxville to Sanford | 53 | 35.8% | 61.4 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–PIE | Knoxville to St. Petersburg | 51 | 62.7% | 45.2 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–FLL | Knoxville to Fort Lauderdale | 43 | 53.5% | 31.6 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–MCO | Knoxville to Orlando | 40 | 52.5% | 26.7 min | 0.0% |
| TYS–MIA | Knoxville to Miami | 40 | 87.5% | -4.5 min | 2.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TYS on time in July 2026?
72.0% of 1,352 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 69.4% of 1,243 departures left on time and 3.2% were cancelled, against 72.0% and 1.8% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.