Flights South Bend → Atlanta
SBN → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from South Bend to Atlanta operates with a moderate on-time performance, achieving punctuality in 74% of its flights. With an average delay of 27.4 minutes and a total of 253 flights recorded, this route serves one of the busiest airports by passenger traffic, where over 108 million passengers pass through 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 South Bend (SBN) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 338 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.8/100 (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 South Bend the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from South Bend (SBN) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south for about 913 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from South Bend on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of SBN-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing South Bend the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 338 tracked SBN-ATL flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 2.4% 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 SBN-ATL
On the South Bend (SBN) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 338 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on South Bend-Atlanta is 2.37% across 338 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.
