Flights Sioux Falls → Atlanta
FSD → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Sioux Falls to Atlanta operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 9.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 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 Sioux Falls (FSD) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 123 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (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 Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-east for about 1,536 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Sioux Falls on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 98% of FSD-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 123 tracked FSD-ATL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 24 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) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about FSD-ATL
On the Sioux Falls (FSD) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 123 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sioux Falls-Atlanta is 0.81% across 123 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
