Historical on-time performance
Baton Rouge to Atlanta
448 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BTR–ATL arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 967 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.8%Flights967
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline76%
- Weather24%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 17 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 BTR → 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 82% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,305 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 999 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 30 min · 714 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 40 min · 741 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 526 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 531 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 550 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 560 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 562 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 479 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 25 min · 552 flights
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