Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Atlanta
Flights on LAX–ATL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 5,028 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights324
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights3,871
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.6%Flights351
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time53%Median10 minp9090 minCancel2.5%Flights482
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 55 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 LAX → 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 73% to 83% on time.
- Evenings83% on time · p90 30 min · 944 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 5,195 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,711 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 3,748 flights
- Early mornings75% on time · p90 35 min · 217 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 45 min · 4,056 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,164 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,186 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 2,315 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,340 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,179 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 2,340 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 2,347 flights
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