Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Asheville
164 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–AVL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,863 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,863
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → AVL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,181 flights
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,048 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,502 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,407 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,002 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 837 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 841 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 748 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 935 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 938 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 921 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 920 flights
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