Flights Atlanta → San Juan
ATL → SJU
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to San Juan operates with a high volume of 610 flights annually, using Boeing 757 and Boeing 757-300 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 69%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 18.5 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with over ten million passengers per year.
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) → San Juan (SJU) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 819 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. 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 San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Juan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to San Juan (SJU) heads south-east for about 2,491 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 32m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of ATL-SJU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Juan it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 819 tracked ATL-SJU flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-SJU
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> San Juan (SJU) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 819 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-San Juan is 0.98% across 819 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest 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.
