Flights Atlanta → St. Thomas
ATL → STT
How long is the flight from Atlanta to St. Thomas?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to St. Thomas (STT) takes 3h 17m 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 St. Thomas operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 3.1 minutes across the total of 239 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route is the Boeing 757, serving the busy destination airport that sees over one million and four hundred thousand 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) → St. Thomas (STT) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 495 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At St. Thomas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to St. Thomas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to St. Thomas (STT) heads south-east for about 2,575 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 17m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of ATL-STT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into St. Thomas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 495 tracked ATL-STT flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.2% 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% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-STT
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to St. Thomas (STT) takes 3h 17m 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) -> St. Thomas (STT) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 495 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-St. Thomas is 0.20% across 495 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at St. Thomas, 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.
