Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to BRISTOL
227 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–TRI arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 480 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-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights398
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9090 minCancel0.0%Flights82
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft15%
- 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 → TRI
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 82% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 15 min · 783 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 784 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 30 min · 797 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 45 min · 437 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 40 min · 509 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 389 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 474 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 476 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 25 min · 495 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 25 min · 497 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 35 min · 485 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 494 flights
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