Historical on-time performance
Providence to Atlanta
903 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PVD–ATL arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,079 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.6%Flights1,079
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft34%
- 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 28 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 PVD → 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 78% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,118 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 30 min · 244 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 859 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 871 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 452 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 458 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 453 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 364 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 458 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 459 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 450 flights
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