Historical on-time performance
Burlington to Atlanta
960 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BTV–ATL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 355 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.3%Flights355
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline58%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 8 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 BTV → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 90% on time.
- Fridays90% on time · p90 10 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 176 flights · limited
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