Flights Atlanta → Melbourne
ATL → MLB
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Melbourne operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 86%. Over the course of the year, there have been 356 flights using the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, with an average delay time of just 3.9 minutes per flight. The destination airport sees approximately 465,082 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) → Melbourne (MLB) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 461 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Melbourne the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Melbourne: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Melbourne (MLB) heads south-east for about 714 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of ATL-MLB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Melbourne it is 0.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 461 tracked ATL-MLB flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.9% 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-MLB
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Melbourne (MLB) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 461 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Melbourne is 0.87% across 461 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.
