Flights Louisville → Atlanta
SDF → ATL
How long is the flight from Louisville to Atlanta?
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to Atlanta operates with a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 2.1 minutes across the total of 665 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route include the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, MD-90, Boeing 717, and Boeing 737-300, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 108 million 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 Louisville (SDF) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1699 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.41%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 518 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of SDF-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,699 tracked SDF-ATL flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SDF-ATL
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 1699 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Atlanta is 1.41% across 1699 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, 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.
