Historical on-time performance
Louisville to Atlanta
Flights on SDF–ATL arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,694 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.9%Flights2,694
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline62%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 50 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 SDF → 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 76% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,269 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,138 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,184 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 35 min · 1,508 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 340 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 90% on time.
- Thursdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,272 flights
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,173 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,171 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,019 flights
- Fridays88% on time · p90 20 min · 1,281 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,275 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,248 flights
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