Flights Roanoke VA → Atlanta
ROA → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Roanoke, Virginia to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 356 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at around 108 million passengers.
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 Roanoke VA (ROA) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 447 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (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 Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Roanoke VA (ROA) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 575 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Roanoke VA on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of ROA-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 447 tracked ROA-ATL flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 19 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 ROA-ATL
On the Roanoke VA (ROA) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 447 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Roanoke VA-Atlanta is 1.12% across 447 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.
