Flights Columbia → Atlanta
CAE → ATL
How long is the flight from Columbia to Atlanta?
The flight from Columbia (CAE) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 44 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Columbia to Atlanta has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of 8.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 653 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Airbus A319, and Boeing 717, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 108 million 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 Columbia (CAE) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1558 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Columbia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbia (CAE) to Atlanta (ATL) heads west for about 307 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Columbia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of CAE-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,558 tracked CAE-ATL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about CAE-ATL
The flight from Columbia (CAE) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 44 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Columbia (CAE) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1558 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbia-Atlanta is 1.35% across 1558 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, 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.
