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Tennessee's charter didn't leave Athens until 1:42 a.m. after falling to Georgia

A night kickoff between the hedges pushed the No. 7 Vols' flight home into Sunday morning.

Nov 17, 2024N938AT
Flight
  1. Athens, GAKnoxville, TNKAHN → KTYSNov 17, 20241:42 AM2:13 AMEST31m

Tennessee came to Sanford Stadium on Nov. 16, 2024 ranked seventh and chasing a playoff berth. The Vols led 10-0, were tied 17-17 at halftime, then watched No. 12 Georgia pull away for a 31-17 win, the Bulldogs' 29th consecutive home victory.

The night kickoff carried a cost measured in hours. Tennessee's charter, a Delta Boeing 717, left Athens-Ben Epps at 1:42 a.m. ET Sunday and reached Knoxville's McGhee Tyson at 2:13 a.m. Transportation Department charter filings for Athens list a matching Delta departure to Knoxville that November.

The filings show the carrier and the route. They do not record the travel party, so the makeup of the group on that flight is not part of the public record.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
KAHN → KTYS
Departure
Nov 17, 2024, 1:42 AM ET
Arrival
Nov 17, 2024, 2:13 AM ET
Airborne
31m
Track
Altitude
Cruise 19,600 ft · Max 20,025 ft
Speed
Avg 266 kt · Max 416 kt
Samples
326
Sources & methodology

Sources: ESPN final score and University of Tennessee Athletics recap for Nov. 16, 2024; U.S. Department of Transportation T-100 non-scheduled segment filings for Athens-Ben Epps.

utsports.com ↗espn.com ↗
Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N938AT
FAA type
B712 · Boeing 717-200 family
Group
College FB
Registry
United States
Attribution
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines
current registry · not dated to this flight
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