Flights Tucson → Atlanta
TUS → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Tucson to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time arrivals in 92% of its total flights. Over the course of 232 flights, the average delay is just 5.1 minutes, and the destination airport serves over 108 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Tucson (TUS) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 301 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.6/100 (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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 2,475 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 31m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 60% of TUS-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 301 tracked TUS-ATL flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 2.7% 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 TUS-ATL
On the Tucson (TUS) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 301 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Atlanta is 2.66% across 301 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.
