Flights Atlanta → Bush Field
ATL → AGS
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Bush Field?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Bush Field (AGS) takes 38 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Atlanta (ATL) → Bush Field (AGS) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1548 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (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 5.5 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 38m.
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 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Bush Field it is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 1,548 tracked ATL-AGS flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-AGS
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Bush Field (AGS) takes 38 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Bush Field (AGS) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1548 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Bush Field is 1.42% across 1548 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Bush Field, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
