Flights Asheville → Atlanta
AVL → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Asheville to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.3 minutes. The route is served by Canadair Regional Jet 700 and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, connecting the city of Asheville, whose airport opened in 1961, to Atlanta's bustling Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which handles over 108 million passengers annually.
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 Asheville (AVL) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 760 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (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 Asheville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Asheville (AVL) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 264 km, a flight time of roughly 45m.
Departures from Asheville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of AVL-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Asheville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 760 tracked AVL-ATL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.3% 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% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about AVL-ATL
On the Asheville (AVL) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 760 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Asheville-Atlanta is 1.32% across 760 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, 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.
