Flights Atlanta → Columbus Mississippi
ATL → GTR
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Columbus, Mississippi, operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 178 flights travel this route, serving a destination airport that handles around 103,364 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 Mississippi (GTR) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 240 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus Mississippi the average ATFM delay is 2.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbus Mississippi: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Columbus Mississippi (GTR) heads west for about 386 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of ATL-GTR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus Mississippi it is 2.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 240 tracked ATL-GTR flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.5% 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-GTR
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Columbus Mississippi (GTR) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 240 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Columbus Mississippi is 2.50% across 240 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.
