Flights Atlanta → Chattanooga
ATL → CHA
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Chattanooga operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with average delays of 11.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 709 flights are conducted along this route, serving the destination airport which sees around 836,986 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) → Chattanooga (CHA) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 878 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chattanooga: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Chattanooga (CHA) heads north-west for about 171 km, a flight time of roughly 38m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of ATL-CHA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chattanooga it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 878 tracked ATL-CHA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.6% 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 ATL-CHA
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Chattanooga (CHA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 878 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Chattanooga is 1.59% across 878 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.
