Flights Sarasota → Atlanta
SRQ → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Sarasota to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 88% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 625 total flights on this route, with an average delay of 7.7 minutes when delays do occur. The destination airport serves over 108 million passengers annually and the aircraft used for this route include McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and Boeing 757 models.
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 Sarasota (SRQ) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 864 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.1/100 (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 Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sarasota (SRQ) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north for about 717 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Sarasota on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of SRQ-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 864 tracked SRQ-ATL flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.7% 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% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SRQ-ATL
On the Sarasota (SRQ) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 864 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sarasota-Atlanta is 1.74% across 864 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.
