Flights Dallas → Atlanta
DAL → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas to Atlanta operates with a high frequency, totaling 781 flights. With an on-time performance rate of 77%, the average delay per flight is approximately 12.2 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at over 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 Dallas (DAL) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1020 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.2/100 (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 Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 1,158 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DAL-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,020 tracked DAL-ATL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.0% 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 DAL-ATL
On the Dallas (DAL) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1020 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Atlanta is 1.96% across 1020 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.
