Flights Rochester → Atlanta
ROC → ATL
How long is the flight from Rochester to Atlanta?
The flight from Rochester (ROC) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 40m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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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The Rochester (ROC) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 628 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 40m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of ROC-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 628 tracked ROC-ATL flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ROC-ATL
The flight from Rochester (ROC) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 40m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 628 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Atlanta is 1.43% across 628 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, 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.
