Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Columbia
191 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–CAE arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,835 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights1,835
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft34%
- 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 → CAE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 856 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,600 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,061 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,032 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,533 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 852 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 856 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 907 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 735 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 926 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 914 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 892 flights
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