Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Cleveland
554 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–CLE arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 3,390 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.1%Flights2,710
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.1%Flights680
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline79%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 71 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,403 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,769 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,893 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,159 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,534 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,311 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,333 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,478 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,194 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,484 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,492 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,466 flights
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