Flights Miami → Atlanta
MIA → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Atlanta operates with a mix of aircraft including the Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 757, and others, serving one of the busiest airports by annual passenger traffic. With 1632 total flights recorded, this route has a 75% on-time performance rate, with an average delay time of 17.7 minutes when delays occur.
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 Miami (MIA) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 2267 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-west for about 959 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of MIA-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,267 tracked MIA-ATL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| 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% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-ATL
On the Miami (MIA) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 2267 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Atlanta is 1.28% across 2267 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 8 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, 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.
