Flights Atlanta → Bush Field
ATL → AGS
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Bush Field has a 79% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 631 flights on this route using either McDonnell Douglas MD-88 or Boeing 717 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 660,990 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 Atlanta (ATL) → Bush Field (AGS) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 806 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bush Field the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bush Field: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Bush Field (AGS) heads east for about 230 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of ATL-AGS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bush Field it is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 806 tracked ATL-AGS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.1% 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-AGS
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Bush Field (AGS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 806 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Bush Field is 1.12% across 806 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.
