Flights Baton Rouge → Atlanta
BTR → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Baton Rouge to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 84% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 421 total flights on this route, with an average delay of 10.6 minutes. The aircraft used for these flights include Canadair Regional Jet 900s, Canadair Regional Jet 700s, and Airbus A319s, serving a destination airport that sees over 108 million 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 Baton Rouge (BTR) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 526 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-east for about 721 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Baton Rouge on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of BTR-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 526 tracked BTR-ATL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.3% 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 BTR-ATL
On the Baton Rouge (BTR) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 526 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baton Rouge-Atlanta is 2.28% across 526 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.
