Flights Columbus Mississippi → Atlanta
GTR → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus, Mississippi to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, these flights experience an average delay of just 2.3 minutes and total 178 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 108,067,766 passengers per year.
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 Mississippi (GTR) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 240 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.7/100 (low), 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 Mississippi the average ATFM delay is 2.2 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 386 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Columbus Mississippi on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of GTR-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus Mississippi the average ATFM delay is 2.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 240 tracked GTR-ATL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 2.5% 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 GTR-ATL
On the Columbus Mississippi (GTR) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 240 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus Mississippi-Atlanta is 2.50% across 240 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.
