Flights Atlanta → Cleveland
ATL → CLE
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Cleveland operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.6 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 777 total flights on this route using aircraft such as Boeing 717s, Canadair Regional Jet 900s, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, serving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which opened in 1925 and currently handles over eight million 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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines. Across 983 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north for about 894 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of ATL-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 983 tracked ATL-CLE flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-CLE
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 983 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Cleveland is 2.34% across 983 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United 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.
