Flights St. Louis → Atlanta
STL → ATL
How long is the flight from St. Louis to Atlanta?
The flight from St. Louis (STL) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 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 St. Louis to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of a year, it sees approximately 836 flights using various aircraft models such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 717, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Airbus A319, with each flight typically experiencing an average delay of just over ten minutes.
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 St. Louis (STL) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2186 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (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 St. Louis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from St. Louis (STL) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-east for about 779 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from St. Louis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of STL-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing St. Louis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,186 tracked STL-ATL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about STL-ATL
The flight from St. Louis (STL) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the St. Louis (STL) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 2186 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on St. Louis-Atlanta is 1.42% across 2186 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest 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.
