Historical on-time performance
Fort Wayne to Atlanta
508 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FWA–ATL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 687 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.2%Flights687
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline75%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather47%
- Air traffic (NAS)53%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 15 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 FWA → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 977 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 50 min · 853 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 55 min · 259 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 110 min · 638 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 306 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 395 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 55 min · 408 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 396 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 85 min · 410 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 60 min · 409 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 75 min · 403 flights
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