Flights Atlanta → Dallas
ATL → DAL
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Dallas operates with a high frequency of 780 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passengers at 17,591,609. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, these flights experience an average delay of 8.9 minutes, indicating generally reliable service between the two cities.
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) → Dallas (DAL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1019 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Dallas (DAL) heads west for about 1,158 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of ATL-DAL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,019 tracked ATL-DAL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 9 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-DAL
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Dallas (DAL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1019 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Dallas is 2.55% across 1019 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.
