Flights Columbus → Atlanta
CMH → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just seven minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 714 total flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, and Boeing 717, serving one of the busiest airports in the world with 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 Columbus (CMH) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 936 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 720 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of CMH-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 936 tracked CMH-ATL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 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% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about CMH-ATL
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 936 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Atlanta is 1.60% across 936 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest 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.
