Flights Atlanta → Columbus
ATL → CSG
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Columbus has a punctuality rate of 76%, with an average delay of 15.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 253 flights operate on this route, serving the relatively low traffic destination airport which handles around 104,702 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) → Columbus (CSG) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 335 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Columbus (CSG) heads south for about 133 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of ATL-CSG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 1.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 335 tracked ATL-CSG flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.5% 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-CSG
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Columbus (CSG) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 335 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Columbus is 1.49% across 335 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.
