Flights Bush Field → Atlanta
AGS → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Bush Field to Atlanta operates with a high frequency of 631 flights, featuring an on-time performance rate of 78%. The average delay is approximately 15 minutes, and the aircraft used are primarily Boeing 717 and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 models. This busy route serves one of the world's busiest airports in Atlanta, which handles 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 Bush Field (AGS) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 805 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (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 Bush Field the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bush Field (AGS) to Atlanta (ATL) heads west for about 230 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Bush Field on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of AGS-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bush Field the average ATFM delay is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 805 tracked AGS-ATL flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 1.1% 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 AGS-ATL
On the Bush Field (AGS) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 805 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bush Field-Atlanta is 1.12% across 805 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.
