Flights Cleveland → Atlanta
CLE → ATL
Route overview
This flight route connects Cleveland to Atlanta, operating with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 717, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Canadair Regional Jet 900. Over the past year, it has seen 777 flights, with an 85% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 8.1 minutes per flight. The origin airport in Cleveland, which opened in 1925, serves a route that terminates at one of the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic, handling 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 Cleveland (CLE) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines. Across 983 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (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 Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 894 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of CLE-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 983 tracked CLE-ATL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-ATL
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 983 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Atlanta is 2.14% across 983 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United 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.
