Flights Atlanta → Savannah
ATL → SAV
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Savannah operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 84%. Over the course of a year, approximately 790 flights are conducted using a mix of Boeing 717, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Airbus A319 aircraft, with an average delay time of just 5.6 minutes per flight. The destination airport sees around 3,533,294 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 986 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Savannah (SAV) heads south-east for about 345 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ATL-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 986 tracked ATL-SAV flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.7% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-SAV
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 986 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Savannah is 1.72% across 986 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, 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.
