Flights Atlanta → Baton Rouge
ATL → BTR
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Baton Rouge operates with a mix of Canadair Regional Jet 700, Airbus A319, and Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. With 421 total flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 79%, experiencing an average delay of 8.1 minutes per flight.
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 Atlanta (ATL) → Baton Rouge (BTR) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 526 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baton Rouge: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Baton Rouge (BTR) heads south-west for about 721 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of ATL-BTR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baton Rouge it is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 526 tracked ATL-BTR flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.1% 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 ATL-BTR
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Baton Rouge (BTR) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 526 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Baton Rouge is 2.09% across 526 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.
