Flights Atlanta → South Bend
ATL → SBN
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to South Bend has a punctuality rate of 73%, with an average delay of 20.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 253 flights servicing the South Bend airport, which handles around 658,076 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) → South Bend (SBN) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 338 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At South Bend the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to South Bend: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to South Bend (SBN) heads north for about 913 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of ATL-SBN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into South Bend it is 5.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 338 tracked ATL-SBN flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 2.1% 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-SBN
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> South Bend (SBN) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 338 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-South Bend is 2.07% across 338 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.
