Historical on-time performance
Spokane to Atlanta
1,969 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on GEG–ATL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 515 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 timep9025 minCancel1.6%Flights515
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline63%
- Weather38%
- 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 GEG → 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 84% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,096 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 25 min · 404 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 188 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 248 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 179 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 15 min · 250 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 213 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 252 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 170 flights · limited
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