Flights Atlanta → Harrisburg
ATL → MDT
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Harrisburg operates with an 80% on-time performance, with an average delay of 9.8 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 253 total flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving a destination airport that opened in 1918 and currently handles approximately 1.2 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) → Harrisburg (MDT) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 328 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Harrisburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Harrisburg (MDT) heads north-east for about 997 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 40m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of ATL-MDT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Harrisburg it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 328 tracked ATL-MDT flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.7% 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-MDT
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Harrisburg (MDT) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 328 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Harrisburg is 2.74% across 328 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Harrisburg, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
