Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Columbus
446 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–CMH arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 3,185 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-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights2,671
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights453
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time61%Median5 minp9065 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- 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 → CMH
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 · 1,868 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,258 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,515 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,701 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,073 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,298 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,314 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,412 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,101 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,457 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,447 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,386 flights
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