Flights Dayton → Atlanta
DAY → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Dayton to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 346 total flights on this route, with an average delay of just 4.3 minutes. The aircraft used include McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and Boeing 717 models, flying from Dayton International Airport, which opened in 1937, to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports serving 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 Dayton (DAY) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 452 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (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 Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dayton (DAY) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 697 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Dayton on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of DAY-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 452 tracked DAY-ATL flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 5 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 DAY-ATL
On the Dayton (DAY) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 452 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dayton-Atlanta is 1.55% across 452 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.
