Flights Springfield → Atlanta
SGF → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Springfield to Atlanta operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has seen 307 total flights, maintaining an on-time performance rate of 79%. With an average delay time of 21.6 minutes, the service connects one of the busiest airports in the United States, which handles 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 Springfield (SGF) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 394 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.3/100 (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 Springfield the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Springfield (SGF) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-east for about 905 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Springfield on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of SGF-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Springfield the average ATFM delay is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 394 tracked SGF-ATL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 1.0% 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 SGF-ATL
On the Springfield (SGF) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 394 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Springfield-Atlanta is 1.02% across 394 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.
