Flights Atlanta → Dayton
ATL → DAY
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Dayton operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 346 flights use either McDonnell Douglas MD-88 or Boeing 717 aircraft for this journey, serving a destination airport that opened in 1937 and currently handles around 2,069,572 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) → Dayton (DAY) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 453 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dayton: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Dayton (DAY) heads north for about 697 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of ATL-DAY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dayton it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 453 tracked ATL-DAY flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-DAY
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Dayton (DAY) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 453 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Dayton is 1.55% across 453 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest 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.
