Flights Mobile → Atlanta
MOB → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Mobile to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of the 431 flights recorded as on time. The average delay for delayed flights is approximately 10 minutes. This busy route uses various aircraft models including Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 717, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Airbus A319 to serve the large passenger volume at the destination airport, which handles 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 Mobile (MOB) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 543 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (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 Mobile the average ATFM delay is 2.3 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Mobile (MOB) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-east for about 486 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Mobile on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MOB-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Mobile the average ATFM delay is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 543 tracked MOB-ATL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.1% 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 MOB-ATL
On the Mobile (MOB) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 543 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Mobile-Atlanta is 1.10% across 543 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.
