Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Roanoke VA
357 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ROA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.8%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft25%
- 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 → ROA
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 78% to 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 5 min · 109 flights · limited
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 659 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 444 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 30 min · 237 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,089 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 364 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 362 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 363 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 365 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 365 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 363 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 356 flights
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