Flights Burlington → Atlanta
BTV → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Burlington to Atlanta operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 2.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 91 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 108,067,766 passengers.
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 Burlington (BTV) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 122 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.64%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (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 Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burlington (BTV) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 1,546 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 21m.
Departures from Burlington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 98% of BTV-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 122 tracked BTV-ATL flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about BTV-ATL
On the Burlington (BTV) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 122 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burlington-Atlanta is 1.64% across 122 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: 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.
