Flights Atlanta → Key West
ATL → EYW
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Key West operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of only 4.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 356 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly one 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) → Key West (EYW) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 483 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Key West the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Key West: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Key West (EYW) heads south for about 1,042 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of ATL-EYW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Key West it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 483 tracked ATL-EYW flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.8% 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-EYW
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Key West (EYW) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 483 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Key West is 0.83% across 483 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 Key West, 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.
