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Flights Rochester → Atlanta

ROC → ATL

14.7
Average risk (Low)
82%
On-time
10 min
Average delay
0.9%
Cancellations
4
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route from Rochester to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 256 flights are conducted using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with 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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General information, not legal advice.

The Rochester (ROC) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 331 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.7/100 (low), 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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 1,207 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 56m.

Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of ROC-ATL flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 331 tracked ROC-ATL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
09:56
Elevation ATL
1026 ft
Typical aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-88, McDonnell Douglas MD-90
Est. CO₂/passenger
~121 kg

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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%
ITA Airways (AZ) 59% 35 min 4.9%

Frequently asked questions about ROC-ATL

On the Rochester (ROC) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 331 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Rochester-Atlanta is 0.91% across 331 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Atlanta, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.