Flights MONTGOMERY → Atlanta
MGM → ATL
How long is the flight from MONTGOMERY to Atlanta?
The flight from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Montgomery with Atlanta, featuring a relatively high on-time performance rate of 79%. With an average delay of 12.9 minutes and a total of 431 flights recorded, the route is well-utilized, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at its destination.
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 MONTGOMERY (MGM) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1035 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (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 MONTGOMERY the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-east for about 236 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from MONTGOMERY on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of MGM-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing MONTGOMERY the average ATFM delay is 2.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,035 tracked MGM-ATL flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MGM-ATL
The flight from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the MONTGOMERY (MGM) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1035 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on MONTGOMERY-Atlanta is 0.77% across 1035 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.
