Flights Atlanta → MONTGOMERY
ATL → MGM
How long is the flight from Atlanta to MONTGOMERY?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to MONTGOMERY (MGM) takes 29 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Montgomery has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1943, serves approximately 389,980 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) → MONTGOMERY (MGM) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1010 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At MONTGOMERY the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to MONTGOMERY: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to MONTGOMERY (MGM) heads south-west for about 236 km, a flight time of roughly 29m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of ATL-MGM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into MONTGOMERY it is 2.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 1,010 tracked ATL-MGM flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-MGM
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to MONTGOMERY (MGM) takes 29 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> MONTGOMERY (MGM) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1010 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-MONTGOMERY is 0.79% across 1010 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 MONTGOMERY, 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.
