Flights Atlanta → Boston
ATL → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Boston operates with a mix of aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Boeing 717. With 1,175 flights recorded, the route has a punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay time of 14.3 minutes per delayed 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) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1516 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 1,521 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 19m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of ATL-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,516 tracked ATL-BOS flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.2% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-BOS
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 1516 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Boston is 2.18% across 1516 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest 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.
