Flights Fort Wayne → Atlanta
FWA → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Wayne to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 19.3 minutes per flight. With a total of 260 flights annually, this route serves one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, handling approximately 108 million passengers each 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 Fort Wayne (FWA) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 342 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (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 Fort Wayne the average ATFM delay is 5.2 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 819 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Fort Wayne on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of FWA-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Wayne the average ATFM delay is 5.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 342 tracked FWA-ATL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 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 FWA-ATL
On the Fort Wayne (FWA) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 342 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Wayne-Atlanta is 2.05% across 342 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.
