Flights Atlanta → Jacksonville NC
ATL → OAJ
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Jacksonville, NC, operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and records an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 18.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 332 flights serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 327,406 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) → Jacksonville NC (OAJ) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 394 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jacksonville NC the average ATFM delay is 0.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville NC: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Jacksonville NC (OAJ) heads east for about 640 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of ATL-OAJ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville NC it is 0.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 394 tracked ATL-OAJ flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.3% 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-OAJ
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Jacksonville NC (OAJ) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 394 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Jacksonville NC is 2.28% across 394 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.
