Historical on-time performance
Asheville to Atlanta
164 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AVL–ATL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,057 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.6%Flights2,057
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline42%
- Weather58%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 33 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AVL → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,875 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,909 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 45 min · 982 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,106 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 50 min · 142 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 824 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 916 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 825 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 909 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 743 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 899 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 898 flights
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