Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Cleveland
554 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 3,227 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights2,689
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.0%Flights507
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft35%
- 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 → CLE
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 68% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,464 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,661 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,911 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,122 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,579 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
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,337 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,467 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,204 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,489 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,480 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,449 flights
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