Route · PIE → TYS · 2020–2025 BTS data
St. Petersburg to Knoxville
The PIE–TYS corridor (St. Petersburg, FL → Knoxville, TN) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 550 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 68.7%
- On-time
- -10.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 80 min
- Delay when late
- 1,528
- Flights
Cancelled
1.7%
Best Month
Mar 2025 75%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 50%
Distance
550 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Nov 2025 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1 | G4 |
| Oct 2025 | 44 | 18 | 0 | 1 | G4 |
| Sep 2025 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Aug 2025 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Jul 2025 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Jun 2025 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| May 2025 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Apr 2025 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Mar 2025 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 0 | G4 |
| Feb 2025 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | G4 |
| Jan 2025 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Dec 2024 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Nov 2024 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Oct 2024 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 0 | G4 |
| Sep 2024 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | G4 |
| Aug 2024 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | G4 |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 31 | 2 | 0 | G4 |
| Jun 2024 | 55 | 21 | 0 | 1 | G4 |
| May 2024 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Nov 2023 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Oct 2023 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | G4 |
| Aug 2023 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | G4 |
Cancellation Rate
1.7%
17 of 1,015 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
3 of 1,015 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PIE - St. Petersburg
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for St. Petersburg, FL.
Origin airport →TYS - Knoxville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Knoxville, TN.
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What the Data Says About PIE to TYS
On-time performance on the PIE to TYS pairing (St. Petersburg to Knoxville) trails a chunk of the network: 68.7% of 1,528 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 80.0-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 550 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.7% (17 of 1,015 flights), with 0.3% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Mar 2025 posted the strongest performance at 75% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 50% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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