Flights Allentown → Atlanta
ABE → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Allentown to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 82%. Over the course of one year, this route sees 263 flights using Boeing 717 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 10.4 minutes. The destination airport serves over 108 million passengers annually, indicating its significant traffic and importance in the region.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Allentown (ABE) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 343 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Allentown the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Allentown (ABE) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 1,114 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 49m.
Departures from Allentown on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of ABE-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Allentown the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 343 tracked ABE-ATL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABE-ATL
On the Allentown (ABE) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 343 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Allentown-Atlanta is 2.33% across 343 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
