Historical on-time performance
Sioux Falls to Atlanta
954 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FSD–ATL arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.5%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 FSD → 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 77% to 87% on time.
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 65 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
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