Flights Atlanta → Lexington KY
ATL → LEX
Route overview
This flight route operates from Atlanta to Lexington, Kentucky, with an overall on-time performance rate of 83%, indicating generally reliable service. Over the past year, there have been a total of 580 flights along this route, with an average delay time of 6.8 minutes per flight. The destination airport sees approximately 1.3 million passengers annually and is served by aircraft including Canadair Regional Jet 900s, McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, and Boeing 717s.
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) → Lexington KY (LEX) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 729 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lexington KY: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Lexington KY (LEX) heads north for about 489 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of ATL-LEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lexington KY it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 729 tracked ATL-LEX flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.1% 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-LEX
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Lexington KY (LEX) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 729 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Lexington KY is 1.10% across 729 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 Lexington KY, 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.
