Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Springfield
563 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–SGF arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 479 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-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights303
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.1%Flights176
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline60%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft11%
- Security1%
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 → SGF
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 70% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 633 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 219 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 40 min · 786 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 35 min · 880 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 75 min · 209 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 395 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 308 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 397 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 405 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 406 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 410 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 406 flights
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